noun
Meaning 1
The ocean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
Qualifier: kenning
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whale-road, whale's road
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
whale's way
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History
Etymology
Calque of Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road, way”).