Maritime expressions

[Jane Knox-Voina]

I'll get back to you later with translations. Are you the David Wells who graduated from Bowdoin and took a class with me?

Jane

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On Jun 24, 2012, at 7:51 AM, "David Wells" <dnwells at OZEMAIL.COM.AU<mailto:dnwells at OZEMAIL.COM.AU>> wrote:

Hello

I am translating a seafarer’s account from circa 1700.  I wonder if anyone can assist with a couple of expressions?


Матошник – I thought from example 1 this must be some sort of seaweed, but with example 2, I am not so sure.



1)      И как-де ветры престали, тогда они по матошнику усмотрели, что их далеко в море занесло, стали домышлитца -- как бы им назад возвратитца?



2)      А как дерево на море нашли [the ship was caught in a storm and the mast lost, but later replaced using a tree found floating in the ocean] и парус сшили, тогда по самой нужде по матошнику прибились к Курильской земле.



Великие слезы – I take this to be the result of some sort of vitamin deficiency similar to scurvy (perhaps vitamin A deficiency).



Да и онеж, курильские люди, двух человек из них, которые будучи на судне на море от великих слез ослепли -- убили до смерти.



Many thanks



David Wells



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David Wells
Secretary-Treasurer
Australia and New Zealand Slavists' Association




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