ge-sceap

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ge-sceap, n.n: creation, created being or thing, creature; fate, destiny; form, shape. (yeh-SHEH-op / jɛ-ˈʃɛap)

Medieval manuscript illustration of God creating the world: from behind a circle with wavy blue lines and a haloed bird, a long haired, bearded man with halo reaches out his arms; he manipulates various tools in his outstretched hands and closed mouth.
Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th/12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 7v. [bl.uk]

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