be-efesian

be-efesian, wk.v: to cut the hair of a person. (beh-eh-VEH-zi-ahn / bɛ-ɛ-ˈvɛ-zɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image in the margin of a Latin manuscript showing a seated monk receiving a tonsure from a monk  holding a knife to the side of his head.
Abbey Dore manuscript; England (Herefordshire), c. 1220-1231; British Library, Cotton Cleo CXI, f. 27v. [dhi.ac.uk]

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