gūþ-fugel

gūþ-fugel, m.n: war-bird (an epithet for the eagle). (GOOTH-FUH-yell / ˈguːθ-ˌfʌ-jɛl)

To find out more about medieval eagles, visit my blog Dēor-hord: a medieval and modern bestiary.

guthfugel
Bestiary. England, c. 1225-1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 57v. [bestiary.ca]

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