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'''Forn''' was the name the [[Dwarves]] gave to [[Tom Bombadil]].  
'''Forn''' was the name the [[Dwarves]] gave to [[Tom Bombadil]].  
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
It is Old Norse, meaning "(belonging to) ancient (days)".<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref>
It is Old Norse, meaning "(belonging to) ancient (days)".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 761</ref>
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Revision as of 12:26, 11 October 2010

Forn was the name the Dwarves gave to Tom Bombadil.

Etymology

It is Old Norse, meaning "(belonging to) ancient (days)".[1]

References