snād

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snād is a Nandorin word meaning "a wounding, a wound".[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word derives from Common Eldarin snagdē, from root SNAG- ("wound, gash").[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 91