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lagu-strēam

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

lagu-strēam, m.n: sea, stream, river, water. (LAH-guh-STRAY-ahm / ˈla-gʌ-ˌstɹeːam)

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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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holm

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

holm, m.n: ocean, sea, water. (HOLM / ˈhɔlm)

A 12th-century image from the Church of Saint Martin in Zillis, Switzerland.
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ȳð-lāf

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

ȳð-lāf, f.n: ‘wave-remains’, the shore left bare by the waves. (UTH-LATH / ˈɝːθ-ˌlaːf)

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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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wilm

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

wilm, m.n: surging/boiling water; surging fire/flames; violence, raging; fervour, ardour; heat, fury, passion. (WILM / ˈwɪlm)

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ēagor-strēam

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēagor-strēam, m.n: a water-stream, ocean. (AY-ah-gor-STRAY-ahm / ˈeːa-gɔɹ-ˌstɹeːam)

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wār

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

wār, n.n: seaweed; sand, strand. (WAHR / ˈwaːɹ)

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