Sunday, February 27, 2011

Silver, in my words

silver dimearind : silver

The Fennas word for silver (metal) is arind. Arind is a first name which can be masculine or feminine which usually seems to be Indian or Indonesian. Arind is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for silver is arian, the Irish word for silver is airgead, and the Breton word for silver is arc'hant.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Copper, in my words

copper pennycobar : copper

The Fennas word for copper (metal) is cobar. Cobar is a last name. Cobar is a small city in New South Wales, Australia.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for copper is copr, the Irish word for copper is copar, and the Breton word for copper is kouevr. In other Celtic langauges, the word for copper in Cornish is cober and the word for copper in Manx is cobbyr.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Bone, in my words

ascan : bone

The Fennas word for bone is ascan. Ascan is an unusual masculine Germanic name. In Old English ascan means ashes.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bone is asgwrn, the Irish word for bone is cnámh, and the Breton word for bone is askorn.

The bones shown in the picture are camel bones.