hnappian

hnappian, wk.v: to nap, doze, sleep lightly; to sleep. (HNAP-pee-ahn)

St Patrick napping on a knoll, with a figure on the right holding a book. Wauchier de Denain’s Lives of the Saints. France (Paris), 2nd quarter of the 13th century. London, British Library, MS Royal 20 D VI, f. 213v. [bl.uk]

mægþ

mægþ, f.n: a maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman. (MA-eyth)

Christine de Pisan sits at her desk while Minerva (goddess of Wisdom) stands nearby, carrying her sword and shield of truth. Christine de Pisan’s Le livre des faits d’armes et de chevalerie. England (London), 1434. London, British Library, Harley 4605, f. 3. [bl.uk]