brǣdan

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brǣdan, wk.v: to cook (food); (specifically) to roast or grill as opposed to boil. (BRAD-ahn / ˈbræː-dan)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of a man and woman cooking some sort of poultry over a fire; the woman without legs turns the long spit and the man with hooves and a long tail holds a large pair of tongs.
Book of Hours; Flanders, 14th century; Walters Art Museum, W.88, f. 129r. [thedigitalwalters.org]

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