freoðian

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freoðian, wk.v: to care for, maintain, cherish, protect, keep, observe. (FREH-oth-i-ahn / ˈfrɛɔ-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus in her lap as she sits on the grassy terrain created within the oval formed by the bottom of the letter S.
Antiphonary; Italy (Lombardy), mid 15th century; Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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