mere-þyssa

mere-þyssa, m.n: a sea-rusher, a ship. (MEH-ruh-THUE-sa / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌθys-sa)

Medieval manuscript image of a cheerful-looking sailor raising the sail on his ship alongside a two-hoofed, two-winged creature with sharp teeth, a hairy neck, and a scaly tail.
Saw-fish (Serra) getting ready to race a ship in a Physiologus; Germany, early 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206, f. 150v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

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