lufung

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lufung, f.n: loving, action of loving. (LUH-vung / ˈlʌ-vʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a couple embracing who, while human on top, have legs and tails like dragons and the tails have human heads attached to the ends.
Book of Hours; Flanders (Cambrai?), c. 1300-1310; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.88, f. 139v. [thedigitalwalters.org]

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