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'''Flies''' were a tiresome aerial insects: those in [[Mordor]] were marked with the sign of the [[Red Eye]]. | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''Flies''' were a tiresome aerial insects: those in [[Mordor]] were marked with the sign of the [[Red Eye]].{{fact}} | |||
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In [[Noldorin|Gnomish]], one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s early conceptions of an [[Elvish|Elven]] language, the word for "fly" is ''sitha''.<ref group="note">While the English word ''fly'' also is a verb, the word ''sitha'' likely refers to the insect, as it also appears in ''sithagong'', "dragonfly".</ref><ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 68</ref> | |||
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*{{WP|Fly}} | |||
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[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 15 March 2011
Flies were a tiresome aerial insects: those in Mordor were marked with the sign of the Red Eye.[source?]
Names
In Gnomish, one of Tolkien's early conceptions of an Elven language, the word for "fly" is sitha.[note 1][1]
External links
Notes
- ↑ While the English word fly also is a verb, the word sitha likely refers to the insect, as it also appears in sithagong, "dragonfly".
References
- ↑ 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. 68
