fela

fela, adj/adv: much, a great number, many. (FELL-ah / ˈfɛ-la)

Medieval manuscript image of five of six birds flying toward a bird walking on the ground; the sixth bird flies away from the others.
Partridges in a bestiary; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 18v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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