Meaning of Sarn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pavement or stepping stone.
   Wales, archaic
2. A large village in St Bride's Minor community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9083).
3. A causeway.
   Wales, archaic
4. A hamlet in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1179).
5. A small village in Kerry community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2090).
6. A village in Grisons canton, Switzerland.

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Examples

“"Not now," he went on, "but there was a high sarn formerly, and only for that both vehicles and foot passengers would ovten have⟳ found it impossible to get⟳ into Carmarthen from that direction. The tides and floods there were terrible in those times."”

“The ground in the immediate neighbourhood is somewhat boggy and treacherous, and a 'sarn' has doubtless always been necessary for traversing the bog.”

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