wæl-cēasiga

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wæl-cēasiga, m.n: chooser of the slain (an epithet for the raven). (WAEL-CHAY-ah-zi-ga / ˈwæl-ˌtʃeːa-zɪ-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a large-eyed raven in profile within a red roundel.
De avibus; France, early 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 2495, f. 14r. [bestiary.ca]

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