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'''Úmarth''' means "ill-fate" in [[Sindarin]].<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref> | '''Úmarth''' means "ill-fate" in [[Sindarin]].<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref> | ||
[[Túrin|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]].<ref name=SI/> | [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] in [[Nargothrond]], wished to hide his identity and introduced himself as [[Agarwaen]].<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref> He used the name Úmarth to refer to his father [[Húrin]].<ref name=SI/> | ||
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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.[2] He used the name Úmarth to refer to his father Húrin.[1]
Etymology
Úmarth apparently contains the negative prefix ū[3] + 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 Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 369
