British Marine Life Study Society wrote:
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> The 13th century name for the River Arun appears to be the Tarente.
> Perhaps derived from the OE word "trisanton". This is from a popular
> book, so a mistake is possible?
It comes ultimately from Ekwall, English River-names. He says Trisanton is
British. (It's in Ptolemy.) He says it is a variant of Trent, which Coates
accepts as 'structurally Brittonic'.
John Briggs
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