rūm-gāl

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rūm-gāl, adj: rejoicing in ample space in which to move (applied to the dove when sent from the ark). (ROOM-gahl / ˈruːm-gaːl)

Medieval manuscript image of a white dove flying to Noah in his dragon-head-adorned ark, floating on waters teeming with fish and eel; a raven pecks at an animal corpse on a bit of land beyond.
Psalter; England (Oxford), 1212-1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.43, f. 9r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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