faug is a Sindarin word, meaning "gape".[1] In context, it also carries the meanings "gasping", "choking", and "thirst".
Examples
- Anfauglir - "Jaws of Thirst"[2]
- Anfauglith - "Gasping Dust"[3]
- Dor-nu-Fauglith - "Land under Choking Ash"[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", gape
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", Dor-nu-Fauglith