#Valgevase
along with suggestions that the initial Q should be a T and could be read as #Arabic thalž (ثلج), meaning ice, and whether even the town referred to is #Tallinn and not, for example, #Pärnu (The entire question needs to be analyzed by a specialist in medieval #Arabic script.). See #Kalevipoja.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#Valgevase (Valgevask)
Brass (lit. white copper). Interesting vanilla alternative to its earlier Russian Латунная ул. (latunnaya) or Germanic Messingstraße. While the #Eesti name is quite simple and says what it says, and #Russian латунь – prob. from #MLG latōn
#Tallinn #Põhja-Tallinn #Kalamaja
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February 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#Malmi (Malm)
Cast iron. After local iron foundry. Scrap iron is #malmimurd. (see #Väomurru). The word also designates a sort of loamy earth especially good for brick-making. Prolonged by #Valgevase.
#Tööstus #Industry
#Onomastics #Onomastika
February 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM