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'''''Linquë súrisse''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a grass.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 197-9 (see especially note 34)</ref><ref group="note">The name appears on unpublished drawings related to an illustration ( | '''''Linquë súrisse''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a grass.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 197-9 (see especially note 34)</ref><ref group="note">The name appears on unpublished drawings related to an illustration (fig. 196) by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] depicting the grass; [[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull]] describes the physical appearance of the grass as a "''bamboo-like plant''".</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name likely means "grass in the wind". It has been suggested that the element | The name likely means "grass in the wind". It has been suggested that the first element is [[Quenya]] ''[[linque]]'' ("grass, reed").<ref name=AI/> The second element would likely be related to ''[[súre]]''.{{fact}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:48, 16 August 2013
Linquë súrisse is the Elvish name of a grass.[1][note 1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name likely means "grass in the wind". It has been suggested that the first element is Quenya linque ("grass, reed").[1] The second element would likely be related to súre.[source?]
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, pp. 197-9 (see especially note 34)
