fēðe-hwearf

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fēðe-hwearf, m.n: a company on foot, pedestrian multitude. (FAY-thuh-HWEH-arf / ˈfeː-θə-ˌhwɛarf)

Medieval manuscript image of ants swarming over an ant hill by some plants.
De natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 24r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]

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