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'''''fang''''' is a noun meaning "beard" in [[Sindarin]]. | '''''fang''''' is a noun meaning "beard" in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
From [[OS]] *''sphanga'' < [[PQ]] *''[[spangâ]]'' ([[root]] [[SPANÁG]]) | |||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Fangorn]] = "Treebeard" | * [[Fangorn]] = "Treebeard" | ||
*[[enfeng]] = "[[Longbeards]]" | |||
==Cognates== | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[fanga]]'' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
