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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Gostir was a dragon only known by name.<ref name= | Gostir was a dragon only known by name.<ref name=Etym>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
'''Gostir''' means "terrible sight" in | '''Gostir''' means "terrible sight" in Noldorin, from ''gos'' ("horrible") and ''thîr'' ("opinion, expression, face").<ref name=Etym/> | ||
The earlier form of the name was '''Gorsthir'''.<ref name= | The earlier form of the name was '''Gorsthir'''.<ref name=Etym/> | ||
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Gostir was the name of one of the Dragons of Morgoth about whom almost nothing is known.
Biography
Gostir was a dragon only known by name.[1]
Etymology
Gostir means "terrible sight" in Noldorin, from gos ("horrible") and thîr ("opinion, expression, face").[1]
The earlier form of the name was Gorsthir.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
| Named Dragons | |
| Glaurung · Gostir · Ancalagon · Scatha · Smaug | |
