Dilys,
"Wern Las" was the name of the house. I don't speak Welsh but I've had
a
look on various web pages and Wern means marsh, and Las means green or blue.
Seems a strange name for a house - "Green Marsh", or "Blue Marsh".
Some Welsh to English translations
http://www.wildsnowdonia.co.uk/welsheng.htm
or
http://freespace.virgin.net/bob.hall/welsh.htm
This site gives you some Welsh names for your home, and says that Wern Ddu
means "Black Marsh".
http://www.estelnet.com/catalunyacymru/catala/rhoenw1e.htm
Tina
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dilys Rees" <dilys(a)netgo.com.br>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: [Cmn-L] question
A small question.... On a New Testament owned by my grandfather, it
says:
Gomer Rees, Wern Las, 20 Elizabeth St. Llanelly. What is Wern Las?
Dilys Rees
Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil