Pelican vulning and Lamb of God with flag with Triumphal cross, both symbols of the Resurrection (stained glass, Ireland, 19th century)
vuln
(vŭln)
tr.v. vulned, vuln·ing, vulns
To wound (oneself) by biting at the breast. Used of the pelican, which was once believed to feed its young with its blood, as a heraldic motif and symbol of Christ.
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