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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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gomenwāðu

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

gomenwāðu, f.n: a joyous path. (GOM-en-WA-thuh / ˈgɔ-mɛn-ˌwaː-θʌ)

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æsc

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

æsc, m.n: ash, ash tree; name of the Æ-rune ᚫ; a light, swift ship. (ASH / ˈæʃ)

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ēorodman

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēorodman, m.n: a horseman. (AY-oh-rod-MAHN / ˈeːɔ-ɹɔd-ˌman)

Harold hunting on the Bayeux Tapestry.
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