fǣgþ

fǣgþ, f.n: hostility. (FAETH / ˈfæːjθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hostile-looking creature with two long horns, a toothy mouth, two hairy legs, a snake-like back and long tail.
Cornutis in Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 134v. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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