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stēor-mann

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

stēor-mann, m.n: a steersman, pilot, captain. (STAY-or-MAHN / ˈsteːɔɹ-ˌman)

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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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scip-gebroc

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

scip-gebroc, n.n: shipwreck. (SHIP-yeh-BROCK / ˈʃɪp-jɛ-ˌbɹɔk)

shipwreck
British Library, Cotton MS Claudius D. ii, f. 45v. From the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.
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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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mere-cist

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

mere-cist, f.n: a sea-chest. (MEH-ruh-CHIST / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌtʃɪst)

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flot-man

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

flot-man, m.n: sailor, pirate. (FLOT-MAHN / ˈflɔt-ˌman)

Eustace’s death at the Battle of Sandwich (13th century illustration by Matthew Paris).
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feorran-cumen

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

feorran-cumen, adj: come from far, foreign. (FEH-or-rahn-KUH-men / ˈfɛɔɹ-ɹan-ˌkʌ-mɛn)

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mere-wērig

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

mere-wērig, adj: weary of journeying on the sea. (MEH-ruh-WAY-rih / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌweː-ɹɪj)

sea rabbit
Sea rabbit. Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, France ca. 1290. Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, fol. 127v.
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sund-wudu

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

sund-wudu, m.n: a ship (‘sea-wood’). (SUND-WUH-duh / ˈsʌnd-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

Alexander the Great being lowered into the water in a submarine. British Library, Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 20v.
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brim-wīsa

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

brim-wīsa, m.n: sea captain, sea leader, leader of sailors. (BRIM-WEE-za / ˈbɹɪm-ˌwiː-za)

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