searu-sǣled

searu-sǣled, adj: cunningly tied. (SEH-ah-ruh-SAL-ud / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌsæː-ləd)

Cropped image of one of the Lindisfarne Gospel carpet pages, a complex interlace of knot work in various colours, with the top, centre and left arm of a cross outlined in red.
Lindisfarne Gospels; England (Northumberland), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D.IV, f. 26v. [theconversation.com]

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