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fear, m.n: a bull, an ox. (FEH-ar / ˈfɛar)

A cropped image from a medieval manuscript showing the head of an ox looking out towards the viewer with big eyes beside some writing in Latin, including a large blue B with red ornamentation.
De natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-75; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, MS 711, f. 19r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

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