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[[ | '''''trahald''''' means "burrowing" in [[Northern Mannish]]. It was also the name of the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] [[Sméagol]].<ref>{{HM|AF}}, On Translation</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
A possible [[Sundocarmë|Root]] *TRAH<ref>[[Andreas Möhn|Andreas Moehn]], [http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/Tolkien/Fr_Atani.html Etymologies of the Atani Languages]</ref>. | |||
==Related words== | |||
*[[Language of Dale]] ''[[Trāgu]]'' "squeezed through a hole" ("[[Smaug]]") | |||
*[[Rohirric]] ''[[trahan]]'' "to burrow" | |||
*[[Hobbitish]] ''[[trân]]'' "[[smial]]" | |||
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Revision as of 17:30, 9 November 2012
trahald means "burrowing" in Northern Mannish. It was also the name of the Hobbit Sméagol.[1]
Etymology
Related words
- Language of Dale Trāgu "squeezed through a hole" ("Smaug")
- Rohirric trahan "to burrow"
- Hobbitish trân "smial"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, On Translation
- ↑ Andreas Moehn, Etymologies of the Atani Languages