Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

on the other hand, #HiiuRahu #kalmistu (cemetery), a place of quiet, tranquility if ever there was one, is just across the track. Then again, the equally possible translation of shingle, gravel, rubble or scree (rahk [4]) seems appropriate too and,
#Cemeteries #Kalmistud
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Leina (Lein)
Mourning, grief, weeping. A tristful name to give a street, were it not next to #HiiuRahu #kalmistu (cemetery). Curiously, it also crosses #Pidu... Anagram of #Laine.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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