nihte-gala

nihte-gala, m.n: nightingale (lit. ‘night-singer’). (NI’HT-uh-GA-la / ˈnɪxt-ə-ˌga-la)

Medieval manuscript image of a tawny bird sitting on a bowl-like nest filled with eggs.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 52v. [abdn.ac.uk]

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