ge-þǣnan

ge-þǣnan, wk.v: to moisten. (yeh-THAE-nahn / jɛ-ˈθæː-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of two servants standing back to back, each pouring water from a vessel onto the hands of a pair of waiting guests; basins sit on the floor to catch the run-off water.
Le Roman de Tristan; Italy (Lombardy), 1320-30; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS Fr. 755, f. 115r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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