蛇
noun
LanguageOld Japanese
Meaning- a snake, serpent
- A long, legless reptile that moves by crawling.
於是、其妻須勢理毘賣命、以蛇比禮_(二字以音)授其夫云「其蛇將咋以此比禮三擧打撥」。
Now the mighty one Lady Bold gave her husband a scarf for the snakes and spoke to him, saying: “When the snakes try to bite you, wave this scarf three times to drive them off.”
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