ge-leccan

ge-leccan, wk.v: to moisten, wet. (yeh-LETCH-ahn / jɛ-ˈlɛ-tʃan)

Medieval manuscript image of handwashing; a servant holds a bowl in one hand and proffers a towel to a man who is drying both his hands, while five men look on in the background.
Psalter-Hours; France (Paris), 1228-1234; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.153, f. 20v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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