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Holbytla (pl. Holbytlan) means ‘hole-dweller’, the legendary creatures known among the Northmen and the Rohirrim.

From ‘Holbytlan’ the word ‘Hobbit’ in Westron was derived.

It is the Old English translation of Rohirric Kûd-dûkan, from which itself the word Kuduk was derived.

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-'''Holbytla''' (pl. '''Holbytlan''') means 'hole-dweller', the legendary creatures known among the [[Northmen]] and the [[Rohirrim]].
+'''Holbytla''' (pl. '''Holbytlan''') means ‘hole-dweller’, the legendary creatures known among the [[Northmen]] and the [[Rohirrim]].
-'Holbytlan' derived the word '[[Hobbit]]' in [[Westron]].
+From ‘Holbytlan’ the word ‘[[Hobbit]]’ in [[Westron]] was derived.
-It is the [[Old English]] translation of [[Rohirric]] ''[[Kûd-dûkan]]'', which itself derived the word ''[[Kuduk]]''
+It is the [[Old English]] translation of [[Rohirric]] ''[[Kûd-dûkan]]'', from which itself the word ''[[Kuduk]]'' was derived.
 [[Category: Hobbits]]
 [[fr:encyclo/peuples/hobbits/holbytlan]]