tægl-hǣr

tægl-hǣr, n.n: a hair of an animal’s tail. (TAE-yull-HAER / ˈtæ-jəl-ˌhæːr)

Medieval manuscript image cropped to show a horse’s tail, rear, and two hind legs.
Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough or Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 32v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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