niht-ēage

niht-ēage, adj: able to see at night (lit. ‘night-eye’). (NI’HT-AY-ah-yuh / ˈnɪxt-ˌeːa-jə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a golden horned owl.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 50r. [abdn.ac.uk]

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