māra igil

māra igil, n: porcupine (greater igil). (MA-ra IH-yill / ˈmaː-ra ˈɪ-jɪl)

Medieval manuscript image of a porcupine standing on a patch of grass.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Netherlands, c. 1300-1325; British Library, Add MS 11390, f. 16v. [bestiary.ca]

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