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'''''Sarn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word. As a noun it means "(small) stone"<ref name="silmap"> | '''''Sarn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word. As a noun it means "(small) stone" or "stony place" (outcrop of rock in softer ground, or in a river-bed).<ref name="silmap">{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''sarn''</ref><ref name=RC163>{{HM|RC}}, p. 163 (manuscript notes to the ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'')</ref> As an adjective it means "stony".<ref name=RC163/><ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Probably from [[OS]] ''sarno'' (unattested), [[root]] [[SAR]] | Probably from [[OS]] ''sarno'' (unattested), [[root]] [[SAR]] | ||
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Sarn is a Sindarin word. As a noun it means "(small) stone" or "stony place" (outcrop of rock in softer ground, or in a river-bed).[1][2] As an adjective it means "stony".[2][3]
Etymology
Probably from OS sarno (unattested), root SAR
Examples
- Sarn Athrad
- Sarn Ford
- Sarn Gebir, "stone spikes"[1]
- Serni, derived from sarn; a river in Gondor
- Edhelharn, Sindarin name of King Elessar
See Also
- gond, "stone"
Cognates
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry sarn
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 163 (manuscript notes to the Nomenclature)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 775
