lókë
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lókë is a noun meaning "snake, serpent" in Quenya.[1]
The (Qenya) form lóke (-ī) ("dragon") also appears.[2] In earlier manuscripts appear the forms lókë ("drake")[3] and lōke ("dragon")[4].
It has been suggested that the spelling according to the Quenya style of The Lord of the Rings would be lócë, meaning "dragon, snake, serpent, drake".[5]
Etymology
It is derived from the Elvish root LOK.[2][6]
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry lok- (glossed as (h)lókë)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 370
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", p. 340 (entry Foalókë)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 74 (entry ulug)
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, Quettaparma Quenyallo (accessed 9 December 2010)
- ↑ 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), p. 160