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'''Angren''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "of iron". It is related to Sindarin ''[[ang]]'' and [[Quenya]] ''[[anga]]''.  
{{disambig-two|Sindarin word of Angren|River of Angren|[[Isen]]}}
'''''angren''''' (pl. ''engrin'') is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "of iron". The [[Quenya]] cognate is ''[[angaina]]''.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 348</ref>
==Etymology==
''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>


==Examples==
==Examples==
* [[Angrenost]]
* [[Isengard|Angrenost]]
* [[Carach Angren]]
* [[Carach Angren]]
* [[Ethraid Engrin]]
* [[Ethraid Engrin]]
* [[Sîr Angren]]
* [[Sîr Angren]]
* [[Ered Engrin]]


[[Category:Sindarin words]]
{{references}}
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[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]

Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 November 2012

This article is about Sindarin word of Angren. For the River of Angren, see Isen.

angren (pl. engrin) is a Sindarin word meaning "of iron". The Quenya cognate is angaina.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References