Hātabaðan

Hātabaðan, n: Bath (place name). (HA-ta-BA-thon / ˈhaː-ta-ˌba-θan)

The city of Bath used to be called Hot Baths.

Medieval marginalia depicting a person bathing in a barrel-like tub, with a large bird perched above them and a dragon-like creature lurking below.
Book of Hours; St Omer or Théouranne, c. 1320; British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 7v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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