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From [[Khuzdul]] ''[[Felakgundu]]'', "Hewer of Caves"<ref>{{ | From [[Khuzdul]] ''[[Felakgundu]]'', "Hewer of Caves"<ref>{{PM|XI6}}, pp. 351-352</ref><ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> | ||
==Other versions== | ==Other versions== | ||
An early explanation by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] was that the word meant "cave-prince" in [[Noldorin]], from [[Quenya]] ''[[felya]]+[[cundu]]''.<ref>{{ | An early explanation by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] was that the word meant "cave-prince" in [[Noldorin]], from [[Quenya]] ''[[felya]]+[[cundu]]''.<ref>{{LR|P3}}, entries "KUNDU", "PHELEG"</ref> | ||
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Felagund was a surname given to Finrod by the Dwarves in their own tongue at the time of the delving of Nargothrond.
Etymology
From Khuzdul Felakgundu, "Hewer of Caves"[1][2]
Other versions
An early explanation by Tolkien was that the word meant "cave-prince" in Noldorin, from Quenya felya+cundu.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The Dwarvish origin of the name Felagund", pp. 351-352
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries "KUNDU", "PHELEG"
