Galley Terms

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anchor (lit. `iron') ferro f(i)erro XVI ferro, ferre XIV fer XVII ferre ferro XVI ferro XIV (sídero) X fero (demir)
back-water (in rowing) cia XVI cia XV cia XV s(c)ie XVII   s(c)ia XVI siar XVI sía siya XVI
back-water turn ciavoga ciaboga XVI ciavoga scievogue XVII vougaseia sciavoga siavoga XVI    
bagnio XVI (prison)   baño XVI   bagne XVII bagno bagno   bánio banyol
bench-locker   bancaza bancassa XVII bancasse XVI bancasso bancaccia XVII      
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biscuit crumbs massamorda mazamorra XVI massamorro XV mâchemourre XVII machomourre mazzamurro XVI   madzamoúra XVIII paçamura
boatswain (`our boss')   nuestramo XVII nostramo nostre home XVI   nostromo XVI   lostrómosXVIII lostromo
comito (officer) comitre XVI cómitre XIII comit XIII comite XIII comito XIII comit- XII comito XIV kómit- IX kömi XVI
compartment/aft   escandelar XV escandalar XV escandole, scandelar XIV escandoulo scandolaro XVII scandolar XV    
crew churma, chusma XIV chusma XVI xurma XIV chiourmeXIV chourmo ciurma zurma XIII tsoûrmo XV çurma
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flag-ship capitânia capitana capitana capitane capitano capitana capitania kapetánia kapudana
flag-ship galé real   galera real XVI réale galèro reialo galera reale XVI     riyala
foist XV (galley) fusta XIV fusta XIII fusta XIV fuste XIV fusta XIII fusta fusta XV foústa XV  
"forge (ahead)" XVIII (crowd sail, row hard) força forza forçaXIII force XVII fourça forza força XIV fórtsa forsa
galleass XVI galeaça XVI galeaza XV galiassa XV galeasse XV galiasso XV galeacia XVI galeazza XV galliátsa XV  
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galleon XVI galeão XVI galeón XV galió XVI galionXIII galionXIII galeone,galionXIII galión galióni XV kalyon
galley XIII gale(ra) XV gale(r)a XIII gale(r)a XII galère, galée XI galero, galea XIII gale(r)a XI galìa XI galé(r)a IX  
galliot XIV  galeota galeota XIII galiota XIII galiote XIV galiota XIII galeotta XII galeota XV galiótaXV galyota XV
gangway/ central coxîa crujía, corsia XVI cossia XIV coursie(re) coursiero corsia XV corsia, cossia, crosia XV    
"guardian" (officer) guardião guardián guardiá XIII gardien XVI gardian XIII guardiano vardian vardianós XVI vardiyan
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hold fast! aguenta aguantaXVI   agante aganta agguanta   agánta aganta
kid (mess-dish) gamella gamella XIII gamella XIV gamelle XVI gamello gamello      
kid (mess-dish)   bernegal XVI vernigat XIII vernigal XIV bernigal, -t XIV vernigal XIII vernicale XVI    
knee (timber) bacalhara XVI bacalar, bacalao bacallà baccalat XVI   baccalaro XVII bachalaro XIV bakaláros bakalera
lay on your oars! leva remos XV leva remos lleva rems XV lèverames lèvorèm leva remo XVII   levarime XVII levarim XVI
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ship oars! arma remos arma remos   arme les avirons   armâ e remme arma i remi   armatóno ta koypiá
outrigger (for oars) apostiça postiza   apostis XVI   postisso(a), posticcio XV postizo XIV    
overseer (of rowers) alguazil alguacil XVI alguazir XV algouzin XVI argousin aguzzino XVI guazino XVI    
"patron" (officer) patrão XV patrón XVI patrò XIV patron XIV patron XIII pa(t)rone XVII pa(t)ron XIV patroúnos patrona bey
oar-maker remolar XVI remolar XVI remolar XIV remolar, -lat XIV remoula XVII remolaio XVII      
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to row voga XIV boga, voga XV voga XIII vogue XII vouga XIII voga XIII      
rower galeote galeote XV galiot XIII galérien XVII galiot XIII galeotto XIII galioto    
rower/convict forçado XVI forzado, por fuerza XVI forçat XVII forçat, par force XVI fourcat forzato XVI per forza    
rower/free bonavolha XVI buenaboya, -voya XVI (bonavoya) bonnevoglie XVI   buonavoglia XVI     (bonavel)
rower/stern espadaleiro XIII espalder spatler XIV espalier XVI espalié spalliere XVII      
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sail/lateen bastardo bastardo XV bastarda bastar(de) XIV   bastardo XVII     bastarda
sail/lateen   burda XVI     bourdo borda XVII     borda
yoke (for outriggers) job XV yugo   joug, jouvre, joup, zobo XIV jogo giogo XIV zovo, jovo XIV    

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