Manor · 1930
Kärsa Manor
Scholars derive the name Kärsa from 'kärss', a snout, once a nickname, but a tale written down in the 1930s offers a cheekier origin. Brevern, the owner of Kärsa, was said to have been an Estonian who served as a footman to an old unmarried lady in Järvamaa who owned several manors. At a banquet, standing behind her chair, he heard her break wind and promptly took the blame himself. In gratitude she gave him this manor, which was first nicknamed Kärtsu, from the sound, and later Kärsa. The same story was told of Kaersoo in Harjumaa.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Keeleteadlased tuletavad Kärsa nime sõnast „kärss“, mis olevat olnud hüüdnimi, kuid 1930. aastatel kirja pandud rahvajutt pakub vallatuma seletuse. Kärsa omanik Brevern olevat olnud eestlane, kes teenis toapoisina Järvamaal ühe mitut mõisa omava vanapreili juures. Pidusöögil tooli taga seistes kuulis ta, kuidas preili peeretas, ja võttis süü kohe enda peale. Tänutäheks kinkis vanapreili talle mõisa, mida hakati esmalt hüüdma Kärtsuks ja hiljem Kärsaks. Sama lugu räägiti ka Harjumaa Kaersoo küla kohta.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kärsa_(Väike-Maarja) ↗