Category Archives: water

faroþ

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faroþ, n.n: sea edge, shallow water along the coast. (FAH-roth / ˈfa-rɔθ)

waves
St Cuthbert praying to God to change the winds beside the river Tyne; two monks at the monastery of Tynemouth praying for the safety of those blown away in a gale, from Chapter 3 of Bede’s prose Life of St Cuthbert, England (Durham), 4th quarter of the 12th century, Yates Thompson MS 26, ff. 10v-11r. From A Menagerie of Miracles: The Illustrated Life of St Cuthbert on the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.

brim-strēam

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brim-strēam, m.n: the sea’s current, ocean-stream, the sea, ocean; a rapid stream, river. (BRIM-STRAY-ahm / ˈbɹɪm-ˌstɹeːam)

sea
Detail of a miniature of a siren, from a bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds, England (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of the 13th century. British Library.

brim

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brim, n.n: sea, ocean. (BRIM / ˈbrɪm)

Miniature of St Cuthbert miraculously discovering a roof beam for his church in the waves of the ocean, from Chapter 21 of Bede’s prose Life of St Cuthbert. England (Durham), 4th quarter of the 12th century. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 45v. [bl.uk]