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snāw

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

snāw, m.n: snow. (SNAW / ˈsnaːw)

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sǣ-ǣl

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ǣl, m.n: a sea-eel. (SAE-AEL / ˈsæː-ˌæːl)

Amphisbaena in medieval bestiary
Amphisbaena. Bestiary of Anne Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4°, f. 54r. [bestiary.ca]

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hwirfe-pōl

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

hwirfe-pōl, m.n: a whirlpool. (HWIR-vuh-POAL / ˈhwɪɹ-və-ˌpoːl)

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mǣd-lacu

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

mǣd-lacu, f.n: a meadow stream. (MAD-LAH-kuh / ˈmæːd-ˌla-kʌ)

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meregrund

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

meregrund, m.n: the bottom of a sea, lake or mere. (MEH-ruh-GRUND / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌgɹʌnd)

Alexander the Great explores the sea in a submarine: BL Royal MS 15 E vi, c. 1445.
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sǣ-genga

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

sǣ-genga, m.n: a sea-goer, a mariner; a vessel, ship. (SAE-GENG-ga / ˈsæː-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

sailor
The Medieval Bestiary: Two sirens have lured these sailors to their doom; one holds the ship. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, fol. 116v.
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wæter-ȳþ

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

wæter-ȳþ, f.n: a wave of water. (WAE-ter-UTH / ˈwæ-tɛɹ-ˌɝːθ)

wave
Detail of a miniature of the Beast rising from the sea, from a fragmentary Anglo-Norman Apocalypse, England, early 14th century, Add MS 38842, f. 4v. From British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.
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brim-fugel

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

brim-fugel, m.n: a sea-fowl, seagull. (BRIM-FUH-yull / ˈbɹɪm-ˌfʌ-jəl)

seabird
Aberdeen Bestiary, f. 54v
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hwæl-weg

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

hwæl-weg, m.n: ‘whale-path’, the ocean. (H’WAL-WAY / ˈhwæl-ˌwɛj)

Thomas de Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum, Valenciennes, BM, ms. 320, f. 111v. (c. 1285)
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mere-strǣt

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

mere-strǣt, f.n: sea (sea-street). (MEH-ruh-STRAT / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌstræːt)

Christ calms the waves in the Codex Egberti. Reichenau Abbey (modern day Germany), late 10th century. Stadtbibliothek Trier, Ms. 24, f. 24r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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