stǣger

stǣger, f.n: staircase. (STAE-yer / ˈstæː-jɛr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a king ascending a flight of stairs, raising his left hand and holding his cloak with his right.
Les livres de Salomon et les Prophètes, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 11560, f. 32r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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