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'''''gwaew''''' is the [[Sindarin]] (and [[Noldorin]]) word for "wind".<ref name=Ety397>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 397</ref><ref name=PE>{{PE|17}}, pp. 34, 189</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
= | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], Noldorin ''gwaew'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[WĀ]].<ref name=Ety397/> | ||
In a later linguistic manuscript, [[Sindarin]] ''gwaew'' derives from the root WAYA ("blow (as of wind)").<ref name=PE/> | |||
==Examples== | |||
[[Category:Sindarin | *''[[Gwaihir#Etymology|Gwaihir]]'' | ||
==See also== | |||
*''[[gwaeren]]'' ("windy") | |||
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Revision as of 23:41, 19 April 2013
gwaew is the Sindarin (and Noldorin) word for "wind".[1][2]
Etymology
In the Etymologies, Noldorin gwaew derives from the root WĀ.[1]
In a later linguistic manuscript, Sindarin gwaew derives from the root WAYA ("blow (as of wind)").[2]
Examples
See also
- gwaeren ("windy")
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 397
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 34, 189
