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Revision as of 23:48, 21 July 2011
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
References
- ↑ 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
