gīfernes

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gīfernes, f.n: gluttony. (YEE-ver-ness / ˈjiː-vɛr-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-faced Janus figure seated at a feast; one mouth eats and the other mouth drinks from a goblet.
Ruskin Hours; NE France, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 3, f. 2v. [getty.edu]

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