wēa-gesīþ

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wēa-gesīþ, m.n: woe-companion, a companion in misery or wickedness. (WAY-ah-yeh-SEETH / ˈweːa-jɛ-ˌsiːθ)

In a medieval manuscript illustration, a group of men look upset, scratching their heads and gesturing to something unseen before them.
Lament over the fall of Babylon in the Douce Apocalypse; England (Westminster?), c. 1265-1270; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 180, f. 50v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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