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'''''gurth''''' or '''''guru''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun meaning "death".<ref>{{S|Appendix | '''''gurth''''' or '''''guru''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun meaning "death".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''gurth''</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 87</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''[[Morgoth# | *''[[Morgoth#Other names|Bele'''gurth''']]'' = "Great Death" | ||
*''[[Gurthang#Etymology|'''Gurth'''ang]]'' | *''[[Gurthang#Etymology|'''Gurth'''ang]]'' = "Iron of Death" | ||
*"''[[Gurth an Glamhoth!|'''gurth''' an Glamhoth!]]''" = "Death to the din-horde" | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Noldorin]] ''[[gûr|gûr, guruth]]'' ("death") | *[[Noldorin]] ''[[gûr|gûr, guruth]]'' ("death") | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 18 April 2022
gurth or guru is a Sindarin noun meaning "death".[1][2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Belegurth = "Great Death"
- Gurthang = "Iron of Death"
- "gurth an Glamhoth!" = "Death to the din-horde"
See also[edit | edit source]
- Noldorin gûr, guruth ("death")
- Sea of Núrnen: Etymology
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry gurth
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 87
