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'''''beleg''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "mighty",<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''beleg''</ref> or "great, large".<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 115</ref> It is applied as a proper name to the character [[Beleg Cúthalion]]. | '''''beleg''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "mighty",<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''beleg''</ref> or "great, large".<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 115</ref> It is applied as a proper name to the character [[Beleg|'''Beleg''' Cúthalion]]. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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*''[[Belegûr|'''Beleg'''ur]]'' = "He who arises in Might" | *''[[Belegûr|'''Beleg'''ur]]'' = "He who arises in Might" | ||
*''[[Cûl Veleg|Cûl '''Veleg''']]'' = "Bigload" | *''[[Cûl Veleg|Cûl '''Veleg''']]'' = "Bigload" | ||
*''[[Laer Cú Beleg|Laer Cú '''Beleg''']]'' = "Song of the Great Bow" | |||
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[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 18 August 2022
beleg is a Sindarin word meaning "mighty",[1] or "great, large".[2] It is applied as a proper name to the character Beleg Cúthalion.
Examples
- Belegaer = "Great Sea"
- Belegost = "Great Fortress"
- Belegur = "He who arises in Might"
- Cûl Veleg = "Bigload"
- Laer Cú Beleg = "Song of the Great Bow"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry beleg
- ↑ 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. 115
