sǣ-fisca cynn

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sǣ-fisca cynn, n: sea-fish-kind, any creature that lives in the sea. (SAE-FISK-ah KUEN / ˈsæː-ˌfɪ-ska ˈkyn)

Medieval manuscript image of a variety of fish against a gold background, including long eel-like creatures, one with horns like a goat, one that resembles a horse and another a dragon.
Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough?), early 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 86r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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