hwæl-weg

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hwæl-weg, m.n: the path of the whale, the ocean. (H’WAEL-WAY / ˈhwæl-ˌwɛj)

0901 hwaelweg
Bestiary from northern France, 13th century. British Library, Sloane MS 3544, f. 42v. [bl.uk]

For more on medieval whales, see my other blog, Dēor-hord, a medieval and modern bestiary!

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