hwæl-weg

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

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

hwæles ēðel

hwæles ēðel, kenning: whale’s home (the sea). (HWAE-luhs-AY-thell / ˈhwæ-ləs-ˌeː-θɛl)

For more on medieval whales, check out my other blog, Dēor-hord, the medieval and modern bestiary!

wæfer-gange, f.n: ‘weaver-walker’, i.e. a spider. (WAV-er-GAHNG-guh / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌgaŋ-gə)

bān-fæt, n.n: ‘bone vessel’, the body. (BAHN-vat / ˈbaːn-ˌvæt)

dæg-candel, f.n: ‘day-candle’, the sun. (DAIE-KAHN-dell / ˈdæj-ˌkan-dɛl)

lind-plega, m.n: shield-play, battle. (LIND-PLEH-ga / ˈlɪnd-ˌplɛ-ga)

grēot-hord, n.n: ‘earth-hoard’, the human body. (GRAY-ot-HORD / ˈgreːɔt-ˌhɔrd)

hēafod-gim, m.n: eye (head-gem). (HAY-ah-vod-YIM / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌjɪm)

sǣ-wudu, m.n: a ship; literally, ‘sea-wood’. (SAE-WUH-duh / ˈsæː-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

hran-rād, f.n: ‘whale-road’, the sea. (H’RAHN-RAHD / ˈhɹan-ˌɹaːd)