īs-earn

īs-earn, m.n: a kingfisher, literally “ice-eagle”. (EES-EH-arn / ˈiːs-ˌɛarn)

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Kingfisher from the Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. Morgan Library, MS M.81, f. 51v. [bestiary.ca]

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