læssa igil

læssa igil, n: hedgehog (smaller igil). (LASS-ah IH-yill / ˈlæs-sa ˈɪ-jɪl)

Medieval manuscript image of seven little hedgehogs impaling fruit on their spines beneath a curvy-branched tree or vines.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 24r. [abdn.ac.uk]

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