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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Úmarth'' apparently contains the negative prefix '' | ''Úmarth'' apparently contains the negative prefix ''ū''<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 369</ref> + ''[[amarth]]'' "fate". | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
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Úmarth means "ill-fate" in Sindarin.[1]
Túrin Turambar in Nargothrond, wished to hide his identity and introduced himself as Agarwaen. He used the name Úmarth to refer to his father Húrin.[1]
Etymology
Úmarth apparently contains the negative prefix ū[2] + amarth "fate".
Cognates
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 369
