Place names
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セイウアルヲヽストシウヱ
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
セイウアルヲヽストシウヱ
『蝦夷草紙』が蝦夷地の島々の東側の海に付ける名称。西側の海ヘンシユンモヲンヨウと対で記す。ロシア語の方位・海域表現の音写とみられるが、現代の正式海名への対応は未確定。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 113:14
保年間ニ其盟アリテヨリ今ニ至テ然リ此北ヨリ東蝦夷地島々ノ東海ヲ「セイウアルヲヽストシウヱト名ケ西海ヲ ヘンシユンモヲンヨウ ト名ケタリ其以後官船渉来シテ開業ヲナスヿ盛ナリ此ヘンシユンモ
「セイウアルヲヽストシウヱ」