N. Nerwing loc. “Red Foaming Waters”

N. Nerwing, loc. “Red Foaming Waters”

An otherwise unattested place name appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/NAR¹), apparently a combination of an i-affected form of naru “red” and the lenited form of gwing.

Reference ✧ EtyAC/NAR¹ ✧ nerwing “Red foaming waters”

Elements

naru “red” ✧ Ety/NAR¹
gwing “spindrift, flying spray” soft-mutation ✧ EtyAC/NAR¹ (wing)