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|name = Watendlath Tarn |
|name = Watendlath Tarn |
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|historic name = ''[[wiktionary:vatn#Old_Norse|vatn]]'' + ''[[wiktionary:endi#Old_Norse|endi]]'' + ''[[wiktionary:hlaða#Noun_2|hlaða]]'' + ''[[wiktionary:tjǫrn|tjǫrn]]'' |
|historic name = ''[[wiktionary:vatn#Old_Norse|vatn]]'' + ''[[wiktionary:endi#Old_Norse|endi]]'' + ''[[wiktionary:hlaða#Noun_2|hlaða]]'' + ''[[wiktionary:tjǫrn|tjǫrn]]'' |
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|name meaning = Water-end barn |
|name meaning = Water-end barn<br>Barn at the end of the lake |
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|name origin = Old Norse |
|name origin = Old Norse |
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|type = Small valley tarn |
|type = Small valley tarn |
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:''lathe'' / ''hlaða'' = ''barn'' |
:''lathe'' / ''hlaða'' = ''barn'' |
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In its simplest form this means water-end barn or lake-end barn – ''the barn at the end of the lake''. |
In its simplest form this means water-end barn or lake-end barn – ''the barn at the end of the lake''. When specifically referring to the tarn in its modern usage, this could be seen as a tautological expression, where ''wat''– and ''tarn'' are effectively the same thing (water, lake), making ''tarn'' redundant. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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