ǣmett-hyll

ǣmett-hyll, m.n: anthill. (AM-et-HUELL / ˈæː-mɛt-ˌhyl)

Medieval manuscript image of ants crawling back and forth between grain and an anthill.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 23v. [blogs.getty.edu]

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