whale-road
whale-road · whale-roads
The ocean; the open seaThe ocean; the open sea.
Meaning
1 senses(literary)The ocean; the open sea.
Origin
From whale + road, after Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road”), though tFrom whale + road, after Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road”), though this translation is debated. Another translation is hran as dolphin and rād as a modified form of rāden (to ride). Therefore, hranrād would be the "riding place of dolphins" or "dolphins' riding".
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