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*[[Quenya]]: ''[[nauro]]''("werewolves")<ref name=PE19/>; ''naule'' (wolf-howl")<ref name=LR/> | *[[Quenya]]: ''[[nauro]]'' ("werewolves")<ref name=PE19/>; ''naule'' (wolf-howl")<ref name=LR/> | ||
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[gaur]]'' ("werewolf")<ref name=PE19/>; ''gaul'' ("wolf-howl"); ''gaw-'' ("howl"); ''gawad'' ("howling")<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 377)</ref> | *[[Sindarin]]: ''[[gaur]]'' ("werewolf")<ref name=PE19/>; ''gaul'' ("wolf-howl"); ''gaw-'' ("howl"); ''gawad'' ("howling")<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 377)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 28 December 2010
NGWAW is an Elvish root signifying "howl".[1]
Derivatives
- Quenya: nauro ("werewolves")[1]; naule (wolf-howl")[2]
- Sindarin: gaur ("werewolf")[1]; gaul ("wolf-howl"); gaw- ("howl"); gawad ("howling")[2]
Other versions of the legendarium
In the Etymologies appears the root ÑGAW, signifying "howl".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 106-107
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 377)
