a-lȳsan

a-lȳsan, wk.v: to deliver, release, liberate, rescue, free. (ah-LUE-zahn / a-ˈlyː-zan)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ leading three naked people out of a hell-mouth; winged demons look on menacingly and other naked people are burning in flames inside.
Très belles Heures de Notre-Dame; France, 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, NAL 3093, f. 155r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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