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'''''karakse''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "jagged hedge of spikes".<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 362 (entry [[KARAK|KARAK-]])</ref> | '''''karakse''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "jagged hedge of spikes".<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 362 (entry [[KARAK|KARAK-]])</ref> | ||
It has been suggested that a regularized spelling of ''karakse'' according to the style of Quenya used in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' would yield the form '' | It has been suggested that a regularized spelling of ''karakse'' according to the style of Quenya used in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' would yield the form ''caraxë''.<ref>[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/eng-quen.rtf English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)]" at [http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/ Ardalambion] (accessed 25 June 2011)</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[KARAK]]<ref name=Ety/> | *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[KARAK]]<ref name=Ety/> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Helcaraxë]] | *[[Helcaraxë]] | ||
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{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 9 December 2011
karakse is a Quenya word meaning "jagged hedge of spikes".[1]
It has been suggested that a regularized spelling of karakse according to the style of Quenya used in The Lord of the Rings would yield the form caraxë.[2]
Etymology
Examples
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 362 (entry KARAK-)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)
