dā

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dā, m/f.n: doe, perhaps the roe deer specifically. (DAH / ˈdaː)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed monk holding a tiny doe who rests her head on his lap.
St Giles in the Cuerden Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1270; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.756 f. 9r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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