hwistlung

hwistlung, f.n: hissing, whistling. (H’WIST-lung / ˈhwɪst-lʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a long green snake slithering through an opening in a rock.
Snake shedding its skin; N France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 11207, f. 34r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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