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English word origin

Etymology of Sark

Unknown, see Sercq and Wikipedia for more.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

An island of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown, see Sercq and Wikipedia for more.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A minor river in Dumfries and Galloway council area and Cumbria, forming part of the border between Scotland and England, which flows into the tidal Esk at Gretna; in full, the River Sark.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably derived from Proto-Brythonic *serx, of uncertain meaning and etymology but associated with "circularity".

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  • Derivation mention*serxcel-bry-pro
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