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''(See also [[Fang (dog)|Fang]], [[Farmer Maggot]]'s dog)''
''(See also [[Fang (dog)|Fang]], [[Farmer Maggot]]'s dog)''
'''''fang''''' is a noun meaning "beard" in [[Sindarin]].
'''''fang''''' is a noun meaning "beard" in [[Sindarin]].
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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==Examples==
==Examples==
* [[Fangorn]] = "Treebeard"
* [[Fangorn]] = "Treebeard"
*[[enfeng]] = "[[Longbeards]]"
*[[Enfeng]] = "[[Longbeards]]"
==Cognates==
==Cognates==
*[[Quenya]] ''[[fanga]]''
*[[Quenya]] ''[[fanga]]''
*[[Telerin]] ''[[spanga]]''
== References ==
== References ==
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]

Revision as of 11:07, 3 September 2009

(See also Fang, Farmer Maggot's dog) fang is a noun meaning "beard" in Sindarin.

Etymology

From OS *sphanga < PQ *spangâ (root SPANÁG)

Examples

Cognates

References