What does sarn mean?
Sarn means (archaic, Wales) A pavement or stepping stone..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, Wales) A pavement or stepping stone..
"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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Sarn means (archaic, Wales) A pavement or stepping stone..
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"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."
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