faloth

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faloth is a Sindarin noun meaning "foam".[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word derives from the root PHAL ("foam").[2]

Example[edit | edit source]

References

  1. 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. 18
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "PHAL"