samod-wyrcende

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samod-wyrcende, adj: cooperating, working together. (SAH-mod-WUER-chen-duh / ˈsa-mɔd-ˌwyr-tʃɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of women working together to reap grain with sickles; two are on their knees at work while a third stands taking a break.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 172v. [artfund.org]

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