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'''''lhûg''''' is a noun meaning "[[Snakes|snake]], [[ | '''''lhûg''''' is a noun meaning "[[Snakes|snake]], [[Serpents|serpent]]" in [[Noldorin]]<ref name=Ety370>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[LOK]]"</ref> and [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''lok-''</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', Noldorin ''lhûg'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[LOK]].<ref name=Ety370/> | |||
== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[ | *''[[amlug|am'''lug''']]'' = "dragon" | ||
*''[[lhimlug|lhim'''lug''']]'' = "sea-serpent" | |||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[ | *[[Quenya]] ''[[lókë]]'' | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
In [[Gnomish]] appears the forms ''fuith'''lug''''' ("a dragon who guards treasure") and ''lûg'' ("[[Worms|worm]], [[Serpents|serpent]]").<ref>{{PE|11}}, pp. 36, 55 (entry '''lûgi''')</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:33, 7 September 2022
lhûg is a noun meaning "snake, serpent" in Noldorin[1] and Sindarin.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the Etymologies, Noldorin lhûg derives from the root LOK.[1]
Examples[edit | edit source]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In Gnomish appears the forms fuithlug ("a dragon who guards treasure") and lûg ("worm, serpent").[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "LOK"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry lok-
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 36, 55 (entry lûgi)