Sunday, September 30, 2012

Wall, in my words

magla : wall

The Fennas word for wall is magla. Magla is an unusual feminine name. Magla is a rare last name. In Serbo-Croatian màgla means fog. Magla is the name of places in Sweden and Somalia. Magla Bazar is the name of a place in Bangladesh.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh words for wall are magwyr, wal (everyday usage) and mur (formal usage); the Irish word for wall is balla, and the Breton word for wall is moger.

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