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Fang

From Tolkien Gateway

(See also Fang, Farmer Maggot's dog)

fang is a noun meaning "beard" in Sindarin.

[edit] Etymology

From OS *sphanga < PQ spangâ (root SPÁNAG)

[edit] Examples

• Fangorn = "Treebeard"
• Enfeng = "Longbeards"

[edit] Cognates

• Quenya fanga
• Telerin spanga

[edit] References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis