wrāþ-mōd

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wrāþ-mōd, adj: angry-hearted, incensed. (WRAHTH-MOAD / ˈwraːθ-ˌmoːd)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of an angry-looking two-legged winged dragon facing off with a large bird with a tall plume and long talons.
The Cloisters Apocalypse; France (Normandy), c. 1330; The Met Cloisters Collection, 1968, acc no 68.174, f. 20v. [metmuseum.org]

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