liþe-bīge

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liþe-bīge, adj: flexible at the joints, pliant; (in extended sense) compliant, humble, meek. (LITH-uh-BEE-yuh / ˈlɪ-θə-ˌbiː-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bent over so his head goes between his legs and back out behind him, holding an object that looks like a bell in each hand.
Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 73r. [bl.uk]

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