helle-mūþ

helle-mūþ, n: hell-mouth, the entrance to hell. (HELL-uh-MOOTH / ˈhɛl-lə-ˌmuːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hairy beast’s toothy mouth open, containing four people, one of whom is being pulled out.
Harrowing of Hell in a Latin Psalter; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-604 réserve, f. 40v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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