Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

11 months ago

#Copenhagen, #København (±trading ‘haven’), dating back to at least 11th C (but see #Hobusepea), earliest recorded name: #Køpmannæhafn Traders’/Merchants’ harbor (see #Silgu). Previously #Frachtstraße, #Waarenstraße, #Товарная ул, respectively freight, wares, commodities.
#Commerce #Kaubandus
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

11 months ago

#Silgu (Silk)
Baltic herring, small and/or salted or otherwise – olla nagu silgud pütis: to be packed like sardines. Could be considered synonymous with the actual fish, #Räime, but, as reflected in its #Swedish etymon, #sill, is often...
#Tallinn #Haabersti #Kakumäe #Vismeistri
#Fish #Kalad
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Siia (Siig)
Whitefish, laveret. Two sorts, salt and freshwater: merisiig, common or European whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, and Peipsi siig, Peipsi whitefish, C. l. maraenoides. Part of a fish group. See also #Silgu.
#Odonymy #Odonüümia
#Fish #Kalad

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Räime (Räim)
#Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras. Morphing along the food-chain to #Silgu. Along with #Jõeoti, street renaming a section of #Tiskre in 1995. Part of a fish group. See also #Ründi.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Tallinn
#Sõnastik