un-rōtness

un-rōtness, f.n: sorrow. (UN-ROAT-ness / ˈʌn-ˌroːt-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, grey-haired man, eyes closed with a somber expression as he holds a cloth to his face, perhaps weeping.
The apostle Peter in a lectionary; Turkey (Istanbul), mid 12th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.692, f. 183r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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