wed-lāc

wed-lāc, n.n: pledge; wedlock. (WED-LAHK / ˈwɛd-ˌlaːk)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a crown putting a ring on the finger of a smaller, crowned woman; above them are the labels “Rex Henri III” and “Alienora”.
Matthew Paris’ Historia Anglorum; England (St Albans), 1235-1259; British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII, f. 124v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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