hlædel

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hlædel, m.n: an instrument for drawing water, a ladle. (HLADD-ell / ˈhlæ-dɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of an angel emerging from a cloud, carrying a man by his hair who holds a vessel in his right hand and a ladle in his left.
Habakkuk carried by an angel in a Book of Hours; Germany (possibly Bamberg), 1204-1219; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.739, f. 19r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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