Sunday, March 27, 2011

Bronze, in my words

bronze coinefra : bronze

The Fennas word for bronze (metal alloy) is efra. Efra is a rare last name. Efra is a unusual feminine first name. Efra is a small mountainous village in Syria.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bronze is efydd, the Irish word for bronze is umha, and the Breton word for bronze is arem.

The picture shows a 1870 bronze coin from Jersey. Not New Jersey, the British island of Jersey. It has Queen Victoria on the coin.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Lead, in my words

lead shotpluam : lead

The Fennas word for lead (metal) is pluam. Pluam is a rare last name. Pluam is conjugations of the Latin verb to rain, or to fall or drip like rain. In Hmong pluam lus means agree, give permission.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for lead is plwm; the Irish word for lead is luaidhe; the Breton word for lead is plom.

The picture shows lead shot, the original projectiles for muskets and early rifles. Nowadays shot is fired primarily from shotguns.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Iron, in my words

iron nailshiarn : iron

The Fennas word for iron is hiarn. Hiarn is an uncommon last name. In Manx, a Celtic language spoken on the Isle of Man, hiarn means lord, your grace.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for iron is haearn, the Irish word for iron is iarann, and the Breton word for iron is houarn.

The picture shows 19th century wrought iron nails.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Gold, in my words

Anglo-Saxon gold coinaor : gold

The Fennas word for gold is aor. Aor is a rare last name. AOR is an acronym for Album-oriented rock which is an American FM radio format.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for gold is aur, the Irish word for gold is ór (noun) or óir (adjective), and the Breton word for gold is aour.
Also, the word for gold for Cornish is owr.

The picture shows an Anglo-Saxon gold coin.