mere-strengu

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mere-strengu, f.n: strength in the sea, strength for swimming. (MEH-reh-STREN-guh / ˈmɛ-ɹɜ-ˌstɹɛn-gʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of two fish facing opposite directions, connected mouth-to-mouth by a curving line.
Astronomical-computistic encyclopedia. Switzerland (St Gallen), late 9th century. St Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 250, p. 492. [www.e-codices.unifr.ch]

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