Gostir
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Gostir by George Sukhoff
Gostir was one of the Dragons of Morgoth about whom almost nothing is known except its name.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Gostir means "dread glance" in Noldorin, from gost ("dread, terror") and thîr ("look, face, expression, countenance").[1]
The older form of the name was Gorsthir.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries "GOS-", "GOTH-", and "THĒ-"
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