a-cǣglod, adj: pegged, studded with pegs; serrated (definition uncertain). (ah-KAG-lodd / a-ˈkæː-glɔd)

This word comes from the Old English translation of Alexander the Great’s letter to Aristotle in a description of a strange creature known as the ‘moon-head’. To read the full description and see medieval and modern illustrations of this critter, visit Dēor-hord: a medieval and modern bestiary.