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The '''Serni''' was a short river of southern [[Gondor]]; it rose beneath the eastern [[White Mountains]], and flowed southwestward through [[Lebennin]] until it met the River [[Gilrain]] at [[Linhir]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref>
The '''Serni''' was a short river of southern [[Gondor]]; it rose beneath the eastern [[White Mountains]], and flowed southwestward through [[Lebennin]] until it met the River [[Gilrain]] at [[Linhir]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==


The name ''Serni'' is an "adjectival formation" deriving from [[Sindarin]] ''[[sarn]]'' ("small stone, pebble").<ref>{{UT|Index}}</ref><ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 11</ref>
The name ''Serni'' is an "adjectival formation" deriving from [[Sindarin]] ''[[sarn]]'' ("small stone, pebble").<ref>{{UT|Index}}</ref><ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 11</ref> The meaning is therefore "stony".<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p.348</ref>


The name of the river is spelled ''Serni'' in the maps of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. In the footnote 1 of the Preface of [[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]] it is spelled ''Sernui''.<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref>
The name of the river is spelled ''Serni'' in the maps of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. In the footnote 1 of the Preface of [[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]] it is spelled ''Sernui''.<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref>

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The Serni was a short river of southern Gondor; it rose beneath the eastern White Mountains, and flowed southwestward through Lebennin until it met the River Gilrain at Linhir.[1]

Etymology

The name Serni is an "adjectival formation" deriving from Sindarin sarn ("small stone, pebble").[2][3] The meaning is therefore "stony".[4]

The name of the river is spelled Serni in the maps of The Lord of the Rings. In the footnote 1 of the Preface of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil it is spelled Sernui.[5]

References