heaþu-wylm

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heaþu-wylm, m.n: fierce flame; intense heat, literally ‘battle-surge’. (HEH-ah-thuh-WUELM / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌwylm)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a two-legged winged dragon raising its mouth to the sky to breathe fire.
Alphonso Psalter; England (London), 1284; British Library, Additional MS 24686, f. 14r. [bestiary.ca]

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