Lexicon:Modern/swynposta
| swynposta | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /swɪn.ˈpos.ta/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | Swynstoen + poeesta (post) |
| Related words | Swynstoen, Reimach |
swynposta — sun-post; an ordinary timber post set for the same purpose as a Swynstoen.
Notes
What a waystation, a farm, or a village keeps. Cheap, replaceable, and accurate enough. A settlement with a swynposta can mark its own solstice without a stone monument or a trained astronomer, which is why nearly every settlement has one and nobody thinks of it as an instrument at all.