ge-nerenes

ge-nerenes, f.n: a taking away, deliverance. (yeh-NEH-reh-ness / jɛ-ˈnɛ-rɛ-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of Jesus holding a cross, bleeding from his five wounds, leading naked people out of a gaping hell-mouth; further inside the mouth an angel puts a chain around the devil’s neck.
Harrowing of Hell in Miroir Historial; France, 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 312, f. 317v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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