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'''''angren''''' (pl. ''engrin'') is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "of iron". The [[Quenya]] cognate is ''[[angaina]]''.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 348</ref> | '''''angren''''' (pl. ''engrin'') is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "of iron". The [[Quenya]] cognate is ''[[angaina]]''.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 348</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''angren'', related to Sindarin ''[[ang]]'' ("iron"), derived from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ANGĀ]].<ref name=Ety/> It is possible that the full [[Old Sindarin]] word is ''angrina'' (unattested). | ''angren'', related to Sindarin ''[[ang]]'' ("iron"), derived from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ANGA|ANGĀ]].<ref name=Ety/> It is possible that the full [[Old Sindarin]] word is ''angrina'' (unattested). | ||
The obsolete, variant or misspelt plural form ''engren'' appears in a typescript.<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 7</ref> | The obsolete, variant or misspelt plural form ''engren'' appears in a typescript.<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 7</ref> | ||
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angren (pl. engrin) is a Sindarin word meaning "of iron". The Quenya cognate is angaina.[1]
Etymology
angren, related to Sindarin ang ("iron"), derived from the Elvish root ANGĀ.[1] It is possible that the full Old Sindarin word is angrina (unattested).
The obsolete, variant or misspelt plural form engren appears in a typescript.[2]
Examples
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 348
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 7
