slǣwþ

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slǣwþ, f.n: sloth, laziness. (SLAEWTH / ˈslæːwθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a monk’s habit carrying a pilgrim’s staff and falling to the ground; a woman in a wimpled headdress holding an axe with both hands is striking him down.
Pilgrim with Sloth (Le pèlerinage de la vie humaine); France, 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, M.1038, f. 61v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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