big-leofan

big-leofan, wk.v: to nourish, feed, support. (be-LEH-ov-ahn / bɪj-ˈlɛɔ-van)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding a distaff under one arm while she feeds a hen and her chicks from a bowl; the hen has one leg tied to a stake in the ground, and one chick is sitting on her back, pecking at her head.
Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [co-geeking.com]

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