lǣden-geþēode

lǣden-geþēode, n.n: the Latin language. (LAD-en-yeh-THAY-odd-uh / ˈlæː-dɛn-jɛ-ˌθeːɔ-də)

Medieval manuscript page with Latin words written in different styles, the largest word (LIBER) taking up the entire height and width of the page, decorated with zoomorphic imagery and interlace knot work in different colours.
Incipit from the Gospel of Matthew, Lindisfarne Gospels; England (Lindisfarne), c. 715-720; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D.IV, f. 27r. [en.wikipedia.org]

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