hālig-wæter

hālig-wæter, n.n: holy water. (HA-lih-WAT-er / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌwæ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a ram with a bucket, holding aloft an aspergillum, which is a kind of brush used to sprinkle holy water.
Book of Hours; England, c. 1300; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, f. 80r. [thedigitalwalters.org]

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