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'''Dryads''', or '''spirits of the wood''', were creatures only mentioned fleetingly in linguistic writings. Their [[Qenya|Elvish]] name was ''tavaril'' (sing. ''tavaro'' or ''tavaron''), derived from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[TAW|TÁWAR]] ("wood, forest").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 391</ref> | '''Dryads''', or '''spirits of the wood''', were creatures only mentioned fleetingly in linguistic writings. Their [[Qenya|Elvish]] name was ''tavaril'' (sing. ''tavaro'' or ''tavaron''), derived from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[TAW#Other versions of the legendarium|TÁWAR]] ("wood, forest").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 391</ref> | ||
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Dryads, or spirits of the wood, were creatures only mentioned fleetingly in linguistic writings. Their Elvish name was tavaril (sing. tavaro or tavaron), derived from the root TÁWAR ("wood, forest").[1]
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- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 391
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