ebur-þring

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ebur-þring, m.n: the celestial sign Orion. (EH-bur-THRING / ˈɛ-bʌr-ˌθrɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a sword dotted with red circles to represent the shape of the constellation Orion; the man stands inside blocks of text that are shaped like a house.
De duodecim signis (astronomical treatise); England (Peterborough), 1120-1135; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C I, f. 27v. [bl.uk]

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