ge-byrd-wītega

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ge-byrd-wītega, m.n: birth-prophet, astrologer. (yeh-BUERD-WEE-teh-ga / jɛ-ˈbyrd-ˌwiː-tɛ-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue sphere with a red border, inside of which celestial bodies are depicted in gold: a crescent moon, a sun with nine curving rays, and round stars.
Northern French Miscellany; N France, 1277-1286; British Library, Additional 11639, f. 517r. [bl.uk]

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