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*[[Sarn Gebir]], "stone spikes"<ref name="silmap"/> | *[[Sarn Gebir]], "stone spikes"<ref name="silmap"/> | ||
*[[Serni]], derived from ''sarn''; a river in [[Gondor]] | *[[Serni]], derived from ''sarn''; a river in [[Gondor]] | ||
*[[Edhelharn|Edhel'''harn''']], Sindarin name of [[Aragorn | *[[Edhelharn|Edhel'''harn''']], Sindarin name of [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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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
