Sarn
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'''''Sarn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun and means "(small) stone".<ref name="silmap">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry ''sarn''</ref> | '''''Sarn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun and means "(small) stone".<ref name="silmap">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry ''sarn''</ref> | ||
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*[[Sarn Athrad]], "Ford of Stones";<ref name="silmindex">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Index"</ref> a ford in [[Beleriand]] | *[[Sarn Athrad]], "Ford of Stones";<ref name="silmindex">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Index"</ref> a ford in [[Beleriand]] | ||
*[[Sarn Ford]], the same as Sarn Athrad (a half translation);<ref name="silmap"/> a ford to the south of [[The Shire]] | *[[Sarn Ford]], the same as Sarn Athrad (a half translation);<ref name="silmap"/> a ford to the south of [[The Shire]] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*''[[gond]]'', "stone" | *''[[gond]]'', "stone" | ||
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*''[[ondo]]'', "stone" ([[Quenya]] equivalent of ''gond'') | *''[[ondo]]'', "stone" ([[Quenya]] equivalent of ''gond'') | ||
*''[[sar]]'', "(small) stone" (Quenya equivalent of ''sarn'') | *''[[sar]]'', "(small) stone" (Quenya equivalent of ''sarn'') | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 12 September 2010
Sarn is a Sindarin noun and means "(small) stone".[1]
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Etymology
Examples
- Sarn Athrad, "Ford of Stones";[2] a ford in Beleriand
- Sarn Ford, the same as Sarn Athrad (a half translation);[1] a ford to the south of The Shire
- Sarn Gebir, "stone spikes"[1]
- Serni, derived from sarn; a river in Gondor
See Also
- gond, "stone"
Cognates
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry sarn
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index"