Better approach — maybe it’s just ? No.
So: thmyl = the mile (or the mill) lbt = light (l i g h t → lbt? But 'g' 'h' missing, b instead of 'igh'? unlikely) Better guess: lbt = "about" (a b o u t) = bt, not lbt. No. thmyl lbt batl fyld dyzrt kwmbat
So maybe original is thmyl = mobile? m o b i l e → mbyle? no. Better approach — maybe it’s just
Then: thmyl → th + m + y + l → the + m + i + l → the mill (or the mail) lbt → l + b + t → light? lob? No — maybe lbt = "about" mis-encoded. batl → battle fyld → field dyzrt → desert kwmbat → combat But 'g' 'h' missing, b instead of 'igh'
So the most sensible reconstruction is:
But I think the intended original phrase is: Yes: "mile-long" = thmyl lbt → lbt = long? l o n g = l n g — not b. Unless 'b' stands for 'ng'? No.
But maybe lbt = "labour" (l a b o u r) = l b r — no t.