gūþ-rǣs

gūþ-rǣs, m.n: war-like attack. (GOOTH-RASS / ˈguːθ-ˌræːs)

Medieval manuscript image of a large beehive and a beekeeper who is being attacked by a swarm of giant bird-like bees.
Bestiary; England, c. 1175-1200; British Library, Add MS 11283, f. 23v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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