niþer-gang

niþer-gang, m.n: descent. (NITH-er-gahng / ˈnɪθ-ɛɹ-gaŋ)

Lucifer falls alongside rebel angels into a hell mouth. Psalter-Hours. France (Amiens), 1280-1299. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.729, f. 404v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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