be-gīnan

be-gīnan, str.v: to open the mouth wide, gape. (beh-YEE-nahn / bɛ-ˈjiː-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of a gaping hell mouth into which a naked people are being thrown by a grinning, hairy demon.
Apocalypse de S. Jean; Belgium, c. 1313; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 13096, f. 86r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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