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Ungwë

From Tolkien Gateway

ungwë is a noun meaning "spider" or "spiderweb" in Quenya. Compare with lhing in Sindarin.

Ungwë is also the name of the eighth letter of the Tengwar alphabet.

Example:

• Ungoliant = "Gloomy Spider" or "Gloomweaver"

[edit] References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger