Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Lootsi (Loots)
Pilot, in this case, a ship’s pilot. The word probably comes from MLG lōt, loet, lȫde, etc., for ‘lead’ (the metal, now #Blei, see #Tina) and for the weight or plummet used to test water depth, a word poss. borrowed from Old Eng. lead.
#Kesklinn #Sadama
#Maritime #Merendus
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

In 2022, a 24.5-m long, 9-m broad cog dating back to around 1350 was unearthed under #Lootsi 8, between 2 liquor stores, in what there could be called the primeval booze.
#Archaeology #Arheoloogia
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