meolcian

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meolcian, wk.v: to milk, take milk from an animal; to give milk, to suckle. (MEH-ol-chi-ahn / ˈmɛɔl-tʃɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman milking a cow, with the rear half of the red-brown cow visible.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 764, f. 41v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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