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'''orn''' (plural '''yrn''') is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning a great or large tree.
'''''orn''''' (plural '''''yrn''''') is a noun meaning "tree" in [[Sindarin]], especially a large tree. It is the root of the word ''[[mallorn]]''. Compare with ''[[ornë]]'' in [[Quenya]].


[[Category:Sindarin words]]
Example:
* [[Fangorn]] = "Treebeard"
 
== References ==
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-sd-en.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] compiled by [[Didier Willis]]
 
[[Category: Sindarin words]]

Revision as of 01:03, 17 July 2006

orn (plural yrn) is a noun meaning "tree" in Sindarin, especially a large tree. It is the root of the word mallorn. Compare with ornë in Quenya.

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References