sund-hwæt

sund-hwæt, adj: water-quick, active in swimming. (SUND-H’WAT / ˈsʌnd-ˌhwæt)

Medieval manuscript illustration of four deer moving through water towards a tree or plant.
Bestiary from a didactic miscellany; England, 1220-1240; Cambridge University Library, Kk.4.25, f. 62r. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]

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