Sunday, November 27, 2011

Hand, in my words

handlofh : hand

The Fennas word for hand is lofh. Lofh is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for hand is llaw; the Irish word for hand is lámh; and the Breton word for hand is dorn. In addition, the Cornish word for hand is leuv/leyf or dorn.

I've added the fh consonant combination, which will be pronounced like v, to use for Irish mh and bh.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Eye, in my words

eyesyld : eye

The Fennas word for eye is syld. Syld is a rare last name. SYLD is the airport code for Linden, Guyana, in South America.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for eye is llygad; the Irish word for eye is súil; and the Breton word for eye is lagad.

By the way, my eyes are the color of the eye shown in the graphic.