lang-ness

lang-ness, f.n: length. (LAHNG-ness / ˈlaŋ-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of two long blue and red serpents coiled around around each other, labelled ‘nædran’, Old English for ‘snakes’.
Old English Illustrated Herbal; S England, 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius C III, f. 28v. [bl.uk]

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