tægl

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tægl, m.n: tail. (TA-yull / ˈtæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript page in Latin with the initial A made up of two long-tailed bipedal creatures with wings, one of whom wears a hood; the upper creature has a dog-like head and bites the wings of the other.
Biblia Porta; France, late 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne, U 964, f. 175r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

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