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flōd-ȳþ

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

flōd-ȳþ, f.n: a flood-wave. (FLOAD-UTH / ˈfloːd-ˌɝːθ)

Sawfish. Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 3466 8º, f. 43v.
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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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be-stēman

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

be-stēman, wk.v: to besteam, bedew, make damp, make wet. (beh-STAY-mahn / bɛ-ˈsteː-man)

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gār-secg

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

gār-secg, m.n: the ocean. (GAR-SEDGE / ˈgar-ˌsɛdʒ)

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flōd

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

flōd, n.n: a flowing of water, flow, flowing water, wave, tide; flood, river, running stream. (FLOAD / ˈfloːd)

Chroniques de France ou de St Denis, France (Paris), after 1332 and before 1350, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. 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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brim-wylm

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Hana Videen

brim-wylm, m.n: the sea’s surge. (BRIM-WULM / ˈbɹɪm-ˌwɝlm)

San Andrés de Arroyo Beatus, c.1248. Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS nouv. acq. lat. 2290, ff. 13v-14r.
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