wealdend

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wealdend, m.n: ruler, sovereign, lord; Lord, God. (WEH-all-dend / ˈwɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of God creating the sun, moon and stars; the gold sun has 13 wavy rays, the moon is a thin gold crescent on its side, and the sky is a blue circle studded with gold stars, with God standing at the centre.
Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 5v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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