Friday, April 17, 2009

Sand, in my words

sarn : sand

The Illunse word for sand is sarn. In Sindarin sarn translates to small stone or pebble. In Welsh sarn tranlates to causeway or litter. Sarn can be an British last name. Sarn is the name of cities in Switzerland and Wales.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for sand which is sand (same as Modern English), and the Latin word for sand which is harena or arena.

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