þūf

þūf, m.n: a tuft; the crest of a helmet; a standard made with tufts of feathers. (THOOF / ˈθuːf)

tuft
Glasgow University, MS Hunter 9, fol. 1r. 15th century. Illuminated letter D with two birds pulling at an owl’s ear tufts.

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