Pewter, in my words

piwear : pewter

The Fennas word for pewter (metal alloy) is piwear. PI wear brand T-shirts and Piwear t-shirts and clothing with the Greek letter Pi on them.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for pewter is piwter, and the Irish word for pewter is péatar.

The picture shows a pewter charger plate. Pewter tableware was common from the Middle Ages up until the 18th and 19th centuries. Pewter is a tin alloy.

This is a new word, not a revision.

Steel, in my words

durc : steel

The Fennas word for steel (metal alloy) is durc. Durc is rare masculine last name. Durc is the name of Ayla's son in The Clan of the Cave Bear.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for steel is dur, the Irish word for steel is cruach, and the Breton word for steel is dir.

The picture shows forged steel balls used for grinding, such as grinding ore. These balls are likely heavy.

Notice that the first three letters of my word for steel, durc, are the Welsh word for steel, and the last letter going backwards are the first three letters of the Irish word.

Brass, in my words

prest : brass

The Fennas word for brass (metal alloy) is prest. Prest is a last name. In Basque prest means ready, prepared. In Breton prest means ready and loan. In Norewegian prest means priest.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for brass is pres, the Irish word for brass is práis, and the Breton word for brass is laton (which appears to be derived from the French word for brass laiton).

The picture shows an antique brass candlestick.

Bronze, in my words

efra : 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.

Lead, in my words

pluam : 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.

Iron, in my words

hiarn : 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.

Gold, in my words

aor : 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.

Silver, in my words

arind : 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.

Copper, in my words

cobar : 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.

Tin, in my words

sten : tin

The Fennas word for tin (metal) is sten. Sten is a Scandinavian masculine first name and a last name. Sten submachine gun. In Cornish (another Celtic language) sten means tin. In Danish and Swedish sten means stone. Sten is the name of cities in Sweden, Afghanistan and Romania.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for tin is tun, the Irish word for tin is stan, the Breton word for tin is staen. In Cornish, another Celtic language, the word for tin is sten.

The picture shows a tin ceiling panel. I like seeing tin ceilings in old Victorian buildings.