gange-wæfre

gange-wæfre, f.n: spider (walker-weaver). (GONG-guh-WAV-ruh / ˈgaŋ-gə-ˌwæv-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a rather unrealistic pair of spiders, each with eight legs, a horse-like head, horns and wings.
Old English Herbarium; England, 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius C III, f. 23v. [bl.uk]

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