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'''Angerthas''' was a term for [[Runes|Runic]] writing. There were numerous variants, but the two | '''Angerthas''' was a term for [[Runes|Runic]] writing. There were numerous variants, but the two principal forms were the [[Angerthas Daeron]], used by the [[Elves]] to represent [[Sindarin]], and the [[Angerthas Moria]], the classical form used by the [[Dwarves]].<ref name=App/> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Angerthas'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "long rune-rows".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''an(d)''</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 122</ref> The first element is ''[[and|an(d)]]'' ("long"), and the second is likely ''[[certhas]]''.<ref name=App>{{App|E2ii}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 21 July 2011)</ref><ref group=note>It is likely that the ''c'' in ''cirth'' transforms to a ''g'' because of Sindarin [[lenition]].</ref> | ''Angerthas'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "long rune-rows".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''an(d)''</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 122</ref> The first element is ''[[and|an(d)]]'' ("long"), and the second is likely ''[[certhas]]''.<ref name=App>{{App|E2ii}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 21 July 2011)</ref><ref group=note>It is likely that the ''c'' in ''cirth'' transforms to a ''g'' because of Sindarin [[lenition]].</ref> | ||
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Angerthas was a term for Runic writing. There were numerous variants, but the two principal forms were the Angerthas Daeron, used by the Elves to represent Sindarin, and the Angerthas Moria, the classical form used by the Dwarves.[1]
Etymology
Angerthas is a Sindarin name meaning "long rune-rows".[2][3] The first element is an(d) ("long"), and the second is likely certhas.[1][4][note 1]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Cirth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry an(d)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 122
- ↑ Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 21 July 2011)
