wesle

wesle, f.n: weasel. (WEZ-luh / ˈwɛz-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of an orangey-brown weasel against a background of shiny gold leaf.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 23v. [abdn.ac.uk]

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