hlēapende

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hlēapende, str.v: leaping, jumping, running. (H’LAY-ah-pen-duh / ˈhleːa-pɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fox leaping toward a bird whose swings are raised, beak open, with three chicks in the foreground.
Bestiaire d’Amour; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 23r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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