be-tragan

be-tragan, wk.v: to betray. (beh-TRAH-ghan / bɛ-ˈtrax-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Judas drawing his lips close to a haloed Christ; around them are armed men, one of whom grabs Christ’s collar and prepares to hit him with a cudgel.
Betrayal of Christ, from a Royal Psalter; England, c. 1270; Metropolitan Museum of Art, manuscript leaf, object 22.24.4. [metmuseum.org]

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