#OldIcelandic #barð, both meaning ‘edge’ or ‘rim’, some dictionaries translate the word by #‘gunwale’ (from 15th-C Eng, gonne walle) the (thickened?) ridge/‘wall’ (from OE wale, or ship’s side-timber) supporting the ship’s guns. While gunwale is often translated as #reeling (calqued on
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