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'''Fladrif''' (pron. "Fladriv") was the [[Sindarin]] name of the [[Ent]] known as '[[Skinbark]]'; with [[Finglas]] and [[Treebeard|Fangorn]] himself, one of the last three [[Ents]] to walk beneath the boughs of [[Fangorn Forest]]. | '''Fladrif''' (pron. "Fladriv") was the [[Sindarin]] name of the [[Ent]] known as '[[Skinbark]]'; with [[Finglas]] and [[Treebeard|Fangorn]] himself, one of the last three [[Ents]] to walk beneath the boughs of [[Fangorn Forest]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word seems to be composed by the otherwise unattested words *''flad'' and *''rîf'' | The word seems to be composed by the otherwise unattested words *''[[flad]]'' and *''[[rîf]]'' | ||
Note that in Sindarin, final ''-f'' represents the /v/ sound. | Note that in Sindarin, final ''-f'' represents the /v/ sound. | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 10 October 2010
Fladrif (pron. "Fladriv") was the Sindarin name of the Ent known as 'Skinbark'; with Finglas and Fangorn himself, one of the last three Ents to walk beneath the boughs of Fangorn Forest.
Etymology
The word seems to be composed by the otherwise unattested words *flad and *rîf
Note that in Sindarin, final -f represents the /v/ sound.
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| Treebeard (Fangorn) · Leaflock (Finglas) · Skinbark (Fladrif) · Quickbeam (Bregalad) · Beechbone · Fimbrethil (Wandlimb) |
