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aweg-gewitenes

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

aweg-gewitenes, f.n: a going away, departure. (ah-WEY-yeh-WIH-tuh-nuss / a-ˈwɛj-jɛ-ˌwɪ-tə-nəs)

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sǣ-bāt

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-bāt, f.n: sea boat. (SAE-BAHT / ˈsæː-ˌbaːt)

Source unknown – please comment below if you can identify.
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brycg

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

brycg, f.n: bridge. (BRUEJ / ˈbrydʒ)

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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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wāþol

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

wāþol, adj: wandering. (WAH-tholl / ˈwaː-θɔl)

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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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hȳð

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

hȳð, f.n: a hithe, or place that receives a ship on its landing; a low shore, fit to be a landing place for boats; a port, haven. (HUETH / ˈhyːθ)

Hithe occurs in the names of seaports, and also landing-places on rivers, far from the coast.

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lagu-strǣt

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

lagu-strǣt, f.n: a water-street, the sea. (LA-guh-STRAT / ˈla-gʌ-ˌstɹæːt).

Ashmole Bestiary, c. 1225-1250

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for-līðednes

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

for-līðednes, f.n: shipwreck. (for-LEETH-ed-ness / fɔɹ-ˈliː-θɛd-nɛs)

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gēar-market

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

gēar-market, n.n: a yearly market or fair. (YAY-ar-MAR-ket / ˈjeːaɹ-ˌmaɹ-kɛt)

medieval-market
An annual fair, depicted in a 14th-century manuscript (Bibliothèque nationale de France). Found on English Heritage website.
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