bēnsian

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bēnsian, wk.v: to fall down in prayer, to pray, entreat in prayer. (BAIN-zi-ahn / ˈbeːn-zɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a monk in white with a tonsure and beard praying, his words appearing in Latin on a scroll, kneeling before a haloed man in a short tunic who is holding and pointing to an image of a lamb.
A Gilbertine canon and St John the Baptist in a Latin text; England (Sempringham), late 13th century; British Library, Royal MS 3 B III, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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