Sarn

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). As an adjective it means "stony".

Etymology

Probably from OS sarno (unattested), root SAR

Examples

• Sarn Athrad
• Sarn Ford
• Sarn Gebir, "stone spikes"
• Serni, derived from sarn; a river in Gondor
• Edhelharn, Sindarin name of King Elessar

See Also

• gond, "stone"

Cognates

• ondo, "stone" (Quenya equivalent of gond)
• sar, "(small) stone" (Quenya equivalent of sarn)