Place names
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53 identified places · 42 mapped · 669 of 2046 indexed occurrences linked to places
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
ヲニヲー
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 1 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
ヲニヲー
『蝦夷紀行』で、対岸から来た人々が火器を携えて狩猟する海域として言及される名称。ナニヲーの記事に続くため同地点の表記差の可能性があるが、現状は『蝦夷紀行』の字形を別に保持する。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷紀行 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 6:16
界も此島を去る事をからす時〳〵其属夷等船に乗して燧巧の火器を持しヲニヲーの海上に遊猟する事少からすと聞けれハ猶更ニ其経界の詳を極さらんも云かいなき事と思ひ幾年此所にあり
「ヲニヲー」