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'''Esgal''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "veil, screen, roof of leaves"<ref>{{S|Elements}}</ref> | '''Esgal''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for "veil, screen, roof of leaves".<ref>{{S|Elements}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possibly [[OS]] *''eskala'', [[root]] [[SKAL1]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | Possibly [[Old Sindarin|OS]] *''eskala'', [[root]] [[SKAL1]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | ||
The word is said to be [[Ilkorin]] | The word is said to be [[Ilkorin]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Esgalduin]] | *[[Esgalduin]] | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Ilkorin words]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 28 October 2010
Esgal is the Sindarin word for "veil, screen, roof of leaves".[1]
Etymology
Possibly OS *eskala, root SKAL1.[2]
The word is said to be Ilkorin.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
