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Re: Original Name of St Michael's Mt

by Iain MacGiolla-odhar <ian@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aug 13, 2007 at 10:34 AM

Chess One wrote:
> Anyone know the p-Celtic or Cornish name for St. Michael's Mount? Even
the 
> A. Sax name would do. Thanks, Phil 
> 
> 
Carrack Looz en Cooz meaning "the grey rock in the wood" since it was 
supposedly flooded by the sea where once it was a rocky hill surrounded 
by forest.

In Kernewek:

carrek = rock
loes/los = grey
yn = in
cooz = wood
 




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Original Name of St Michael's Mt
"Chess One" <  2007-08-12 16:57:22 
Re: Original Name of St Michael's Mt
Iain MacGiolla-odhar <  2007-08-13 10:34:04 
Re: Original Name of St Michael's Mt
Iain MacGiolla-odhar <  2007-08-13 10:46:47 
Re: Original Name of St Michael's Mt
"Cloudberry" &l  2007-08-17 00:42:24 

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