wīf-mann

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wīf-mann, m.n: woman. (WEEF-MAHN / ˈwiːf-ˌman)

Medieval manuscript image of woman holding a document with writing in her left hand and punching a hairy horned devil in the eye with the other.
Virgin Mary striking the Devil in the De Brailes Hours; England (Oxford), c. 1240; British Library, Add MS 49999, f. 40v. [bl.uk]

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