be-grynian

be-grynian, wk.v: to ensnare, entrap. (beh-GRUE-ni-ahn / bɛ-ˈgry-nɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a scorpion grabbing the tail of some kind of four-legged two-winged creepy-crawly in its pincers.
Old English Herbarium; England, 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius C III, f. 59r. [thijsporck.com]

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