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swift-ryne

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

swift-ryne, m.n: a swift course, rapid running of water. (SWIFT-RUE-nuh / ˈswɪft-ˌry-nə)

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wæter-brōga

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæter-brōga, m.n: water-terror, terror of the deep. (WA-ter-BRO-ga / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a frightening-looking fish with a saw-like horn protruding from its head, sharp teeth in its mouth, and a large fan-like fin along its back.
Swordfish in a bestiary; N France (Picardy), early 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson 19, f. 48r. [bl.uk]
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wǣg-bord

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

wǣg-bord, n.n: a wave-board, a plank of a vessel. (WAIE-BORD / ˈwæːj-ˌbɔrd)

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ebba

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

ebba, m.n: an ebbing or receding of water. (EB-ba / ˈɛb-ba)

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swimmend-līc

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

swimmend-līc, adj: able to swim. (SWIM-mend-leech / ˈswɪm-mɛnd-liːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of an orange and blue fish leaping out of the water and bending around to grasp its tail in its mouth.
A salmon in Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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lagu-cræftig

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

lagu-cræftig, adj: skilled in seamanship. (LAH-guh-KRAF-tih / ˈla-gʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of three men in a single-sailed ship, two of whom hold oars.
Chansonnier provençal; Italy, c. 1285-1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.819, f. 190r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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wæterig

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

wæterig, adj: watery. (WAE-teh-rih / ˈwæ-tɛ-rɪj)

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secg

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

secg, m/f.n: man, warrior; the sea; sword. (SEDG / ˈsɛdʒ)

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scip-fultum

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

scip-fultum, m.n: naval assistance. (SHIP-FULL-tum / ˈʃɪp-ˌfʌl-tʌm)

Medieval manuscript image of soldiers on a sailing ship with a man blowing a horn from the prow and a blue flag with three gold fleur-de-lys; part of another ship is visible on the right, and in the background is a city in flames.
Grandes chroniques de France; France (Paris), c. 1404; Bibliothèque Mazarine, ms. 2028, f. 2r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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brim-hlæst

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

brim-hlæst, f.n: fish (‘sea-cargo’). (BRIM-H’LAST / ˈbrɪm-ˌhlæst)

Medieval manuscript depiction of Pisces, with two fish facing opposite directions within two circles, their mouths connected by a curving red line.
11th century calendar, from SE England (Canterbury?); British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 4r. [bl.uk]
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