Talk:Warspite/@comment-112.198.72.139-20160902025049/@comment-4130506-20160902064332

The "admyrall" thing goes beyond the first HMS Warspite, which was launched in 1596. This might explain why the pronunciation is like that.

Of course, unless this book is total bull or there's a dictionary of words being used in the 14th century (1301-1400).