aweccan

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aweccan, str.v: to awake (from sleep or death). (AH-WECK-kahn / ˌa-ˈwɛk-kan)

Toros Roslin, the most prominent master of the Armenian illuminated manuscript in the Middle Ages – ‘The Raising of Lazarus’ – c. 1250

bedding

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bedding, f.n: bedding, the covering of a bed. (BED-ding / ˈbɛd-dɪŋ)

Detail of a miniature of Tobias in bed, stretching out his hands towards a flying black caladrius bird, at the beginning of Tobit, from a Bible (imperfect), France (Paris), last quarter of the 13th century, Harley MS 616, f. 259r.