samnian

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samnian, wk.v: to collect, assemble, bring together, gather. (SAHM-ni-ahn / ˈsam-nɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man bending over to gather feathers while an open-beaked crow stares him down; four feathers are in the man’s hands, four on the ground.
Fables of Bidpai; S Italy, 10th or 11th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.397, f. 7r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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