bryne-brōga

bryne-brōga, m.n: fire-terror. (BRUE-nuh-BRO-ga / ˈbry-nə-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a dragon-like creature with enormous teeth protruding up and down from its jaws and long wavy horns, breathing fire as it stands in the water.
Liber Floridus, by Lambert, Canon of Saint-Omer; France, 1121; Ghent University Library, Ms. 92, f. 62v. [lib.ugent.be]

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