ancor-setl

ancor-setl, n.n: prow. (AHN-kor-SEH-tull / ˈan-kɔr-ˈsɛ-təl)

Medieval manuscript image of a boat with a man with giant hands raised in at the capstan and a beast head at the bow; a fish swims in the water below.
Dialogi; Flanders (Liège), 12th century; Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, Ms 9916-17, f. 61r. [belgica.kbr.be]

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