Gaur

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gaur (plural gaurhoth) is the Sindarin word for werewolf.[1][2][3][4]

Etymology

Examples and Instances

Cognates

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 106-107
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, passim (see index entry for Tol-na-Gaurhoth and especially p. 377)