lǣw-finger

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lǣw-finger, m.n: finger that points out, index finger, forefinger. (LAEW-FING-ger / ˈlæːw-ˌfɪŋ-gər)

Historiated initial P in a medieval manuscript showing a man pointing to the sky with his index finger; some kind of animal emerges from the clouds above, and there is both lighting and snow.
Aristotle’s Libri Naturales; England (Oxford?), 3rd quarter of the 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3487, f. 140v. [bl.uk]

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