sīþ-from

sīþ-from, adj: good at traveling, bold in journeying. (SEETH-FROM / ˈsiːθ-ˌfrɔm)

Medieval manuscript image of three men on a boat at sea, one of whom points at something ahead while looking back to his companions.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), late 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 26r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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