NGWAW
From Tolkien Gateway
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)
