tyge-hōc

tyge-hōc, m.n: a hook to pull with. (TUE-yuh-HOAK / ˈty-jə-ˌhoːk)

Medieval manuscript historiated initial P showing a king falling headlong from a tower or city wall, his wrist caught in a hook held by the Devil sitting on the ground.
King Ahaziah’s fall in the Old Testament; England (Oxford?), c. 1265; Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.42, f. 108r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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