cēol

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cēol, m.n: ship, sea-going vessel. (CHAY-oll / ˈtʃeːɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of king and his men in a ship on a stormy, fish-filled sea; the prow is shaped like an animal head, and a two hairy faces in the sky blow air towards the ship.
John of Worcester’s Chronicle; England (Worcester), 1128-1140; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College MS 157, f. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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