Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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724 records · 2152 occurrences
ヲタホ
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
ヲタホ
『蝦夷草紙』でヤンケモシリ、レフンモシリなどとともに沖合にあるとされる島名。『蝦夷草紙』の視認・伝聞による列挙の一つで、現代島との対応は未確定。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 97:14
テ東北ノ沖ニ ヲレムコ ト云小島アリ是ヨリ遥沖ニ ヤンケモシリ ヲタホ」島レフンモシリ島「カワルモシリ」嶋アリ此外晴天ナレハ「モシリ嶋モ見ユル此島ハ「ヱトロウ島ヨリハ
「ヲタホ」