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The elements of the name are ''[[odog]]'' 'seven' and ''[[gil]]'' 'star'. | The elements of the name are ''[[odog]]'' 'seven' and ''[[gil]]'' 'star'. | ||
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Revision as of 11:36, 29 December 2011
Edegil ('Seven Stars') was a Sindarin name for Valacirca (or the Great Bear), one of the Constellations.[1]
Etymology
The elements of the name are odog 'seven' and gil 'star'.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies where it is given as Noldorin