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Category Archives: kennings

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lind-plega

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

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

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grēot-hord

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

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

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hēafod-gim

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

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

Illustration from a medical miscellany that includes the ‘book of Macharias on the eye called Salaracer or secret of secrets’; British Library, MS Sloane 981 (fol. 68r). England; last quarter of the 14th or first quarter of the 15th century.
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sǣ-wudu

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

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

Needs identification – please comment if you know the source.
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hran-rād

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

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

whales
British Library, Harley 3244, f. 65r (whales). Bestiary. England, c. 1236-1250.
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segl-rād

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

segl-rād, f.n: sail-road, a kenning for the sea. (SAIL-RAWD / ˈsɛjl-ˌraːd)

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faroþ-hengest

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

faroþ-hengest, m.n: ship (sea-horse). (FAH-roth-HENG-gest / ˈfa-rɔθ-ˌhɛŋ-gɛst)

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weder-candel

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

weder-candel, f.n: ‘weather-candle’, the sun. (WEH-der-KAHN-dell / ˈwɛ-dɛr-ˌkan-dɛl)

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hreðer-loca

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

hreðer-loca, m.n: breast (lit. ‘breast-locker’). (HREH-ther-LOCK-ah / ˈhɹɛ-θɛɹ-ˌlɔ-ka)

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bān-loca

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

bān-loca, m.n: ‘bone-enclosure’, ‘bone-locker’, muscle or the body. (BAHN-LOCK-ah / ˈbaːn-ˌlɔ-ka)

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