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#Faroese @Tinganes, On 27 June 2021, the Faroese rounded up and murdered 175 pilot whales. On 8 July 2021, the Faroese slaughtered a further 100 pilot whales.
#Faroese @Tinganes, On 27 June 2021, the Faroese rounded up and murdered 175 pilot whales. On 8 July 2021, the Faroese slaughtered a further 100 pilot whales.
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#Faroese @Tinganes, On 6 July 2021, people in Linhai, eastern China rescued 9 stranded melon-headed whales and spent a considerable amount of time nursing & caring for them. The 9 whales were later released back to sea after recovery from the ordeal.
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#Faroese @Tinganes, On 6 July 2021, people in Linhai, eastern China rescued 9 stranded melon-headed whales and spent a considerable amount of time nursing & caring for them. The 9 whales were later released back to sea after recovery from the ordeal.
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#Faroese @Tinganes, On 9 July 2021, in a separate incident, people in Ninghai, Zhejiang, China rescued and released 2 dolphins fb.watch/v/3atqFbBf8/
#Faroese @Tinganes, On 9 July 2021, in a separate incident, people in Ninghai, Zhejiang, China rescued and released 2 dolphins fb.watch/v/3atqFbBf8/
#Hydronomastics is the study of #hydronyms, the proper names of bodies of water.
It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).
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It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).
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#Hydronym and #hydronomastics both derive from Ancient #Greek ὕδωρ / húdōr (water) + ὄνομα / ónoma (name).
#Hydronyms tend to outlast other #toponyms, even when new #languages and cultures displace earlier ones.
#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names.
#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names.
In the early part of the first millennium CE, the #IndoEuropean language known as Proto-#Germanic diverged into an East branch (which included #Gothic) and a Northwest branch.
Northwest then split into West and North branches when Proto-#Norse developed in #Scandinavia.
Northwest then split into West and North branches when Proto-#Norse developed in #Scandinavia.
Until the 8th century, #Germanic #languages, including Proto-#Norse, were written in Elder Futhark, the earliest #runic #alphabet.
The name #Futhark comes from the initial phonemes in the names of the first six #runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ
F U Þ A R K
The name #Futhark comes from the initial phonemes in the names of the first six #runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ
F U Þ A R K
By the beginning of the #Viking Age around 800 CE, Proto-#Norse had evolved into Old Norse, and #Scandinavia's writing system transitioned from the 24 #runes of Elder #Futhark to Younger Futhark's 16 runes.
The #Swedish #Sparlösa #Runestone from ~800 CE features both #alphabets.
The #Swedish #Sparlösa #Runestone from ~800 CE features both #alphabets.
