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'''NGUR''' is an [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "horror"<ref name=AC>{{WJ|AC}}, p. 415 (Author's note 28)</ref> or "to die"<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 168</ref | '''NGUR''' is an [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] signifying "horror"<ref name=AC>{{WJ|AC}}, p. 415 (Author's note 28)</ref> or "to die"<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 168</ref>. | ||
==Derivatives== | ==Derivatives== | ||
*[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''[[ñguruk]]''<ref name=AC/> | *[[Primitive Quendian]]: ''[[ñguruk]]''<ref name=AC/> | ||
*[[Sindarin]]: [[gorth | *[[Sindarin]]: ''[[gorth]]'', ''[[gorthob]]''; ''[[gorgor]]''<ref name=AC/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[GUR]] | |||
*[[ÑGUR]] | |||
*[[RUKU]] | *[[RUKU]] | ||
*[[WAN]] | *[[WAN]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:58, 29 December 2010
NGUR is an Elvish root signifying "horror"[1] or "to die"[2].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix C. Elvish names for the Orcs", p. 415 (Author's note 28)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 168
