þrȳþ-weorc

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þrȳþ-weorc, n.n: a splendid, mighty work. (THRUETH-WEH-ork / ˈθryːθ-ˌwɛɔrk)

The letter B in a medieval manuscript, intricately designed with coiling lines and woven patterns with plants and animals; the letters E A T U S (forming the word beatus) and V I R (vir) are written vertically beside it.
Lateinischer Psalter; England (Oxford), 13th century; Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 835, f. 30v. [digitale.sammlungen.de]

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