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flōd-egsa

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

flōd-egsa, m.n: flood-dread. (FLOAD-EY-za / ˈfloːd-ˌɛj-za)

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leax

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

leax, m.n: salmon. (LEH-ox / ˈlɛaks)

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mere-dēor

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Hana Videen

mere-dēor, n.n: sea animal. (MEH-ruh-DAY-or / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌdeːɔr)

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hringed-stefna

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Hana Videen

hringed-stefna, m.n: ship with a spiral- or ring-adorned stern, or with a curved stern. (H’RING-ed-STEV-na / ˈhɹɪŋ-əd-ˌstɛv-na)

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orcen

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Hana Videen

orcen, n: sea-monster. (ORK-un / ˈɔɹk-ən)

Possibly related to Icelandic orkn (a kind of seal).

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ȳþgebland

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Hana Videen

ȳþgebland, n.n: the tossing waves. (UTH-yeh-BLOND / ˈɝːθ-jɛ-ˌbland)

A ship and sawfish in a bestiary. England (possibly Lincoln or York), c. 1185. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 69r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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