gūþ-gemōt

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gūþ-gemōt, n.n: a battle-meeting, battle, fight. (GOOTH-yeh-MOAT / ˈguːθ-jɛ-ˌmoːt)

Medieval manuscript image of a knight, whose shield is white with a red cross, on a white horse stabbing a rather puny-looking red dragon with his spear; a young woman watches him.
St George from the Legenda aurea; France (Paris), 1382; British Library, Royal 19 B XVII, f. 109r. [bl.uk]

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