rād-wērig

rād-wērig, adj: weary with riding or journeying. (RAWD-WAY-rih / ˈraːd-ˌweː-rɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two soldiers sleeping while leaning on their shields inside a castle-like building with a bell tower.
Arthurian romances; France, 1290-1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 233r. [collections.library.yale.edu]

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