leax

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

leax, m.n: salmon. (LEH-ox / ˈlɛaks)

mere-dēor

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Hana Videen

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

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)

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).

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]