ge-sīclian

ge-sīclian, wk.v: to be taken sick or ill, to be infirm. (yeh-SEEK-li-ahn / jɛ-ˈsiːk-lɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a bearded man lying in bed beneath a bird-patterned blanket, upper torso naked and exposed; an angel hovers above holding a scroll with Latin text.
Sherborne Missal; England, early 15th century; British Library, Add MS 74236, p. 30. [iiif.bl.uk]

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