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'''''lhûg''''' is a noun meaning "[[Snakes|snake]], [[ | '''''lhûg''''' is a noun meaning "[[Snakes|snake]], [[Serpents|serpent]]" in [[Sindarin]] and [[Noldorin]].<ref name=Ety370>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370</ref><ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''lok-''</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', Noldorin ''lhûg'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[LOK]].<ref name=Ety370/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Noldorin]] ''[[amlug]]'' | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[ | *[[Quenya]] ''[[lókë]]'' | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
In [[Gnomish]] | In [[Gnomish]] appears the forms ''fuith'''lug''''' ("a dragon who guards treasure") and ''lûg'' ("[[Worms|worm]], [[Serpents|serpent]]").<ref>{{PE|11}}, pp. 36, 55 (entry '''lûgi''')</ref> | ||
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[[Category: Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category: Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 19 October 2012
lhûg is a noun meaning "snake, serpent" in Sindarin and Noldorin.[1][2]
Etymology
In the Etymologies, Noldorin lhûg derives from the root LOK.[1]
See also
Cognates
Other versions of the legendarium
In Gnomish appears the forms fuithlug ("a dragon who guards treasure") and lûg ("worm, serpent").[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 370
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry lok-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 36, 55 (entry lûgi)
