n. demon. Q. rauca. >> Balrog
Quenya
arauco
noun. demon
rauca
demon
rauca
noun. demon
Element in
- ᴺQ. raucëa “demonic”
Sindarin
raug
demon
balrog
demon
n. (mighty) demon. A word made in ancient S. for the spirits (of 'māyan' origin) corrupted to his service by Melkor in the days outside Arda, before the coming of the Elves and the assault uopon Utumno. Q. pl1. Valaraucar. In a draft, Tolkien presented the Balrogs as of "Valar or Maian origin" (PE17:48). >> raug
raug
demon
raug (-rog in compounds, as in Balrog), pl. roeg (idh roeg), coll. pl. #rogath (isolated from Balrogath, MR:79). Also used = ”powerful, hostile, and terrible creature”.
raug
demon
(-rog in compounds, as in Balrog), pl. roeg (idh roeg), coll. pl. #rogath (isolated from Balrogath, MR:79). Also used = ”powerful, hostile, and terrible creature”.
balrog
fire-demon
(i valrog), pl. balroeg (i malroeg). Coll. pl. balrogath is attested. Archaic form ✱balraug. (MR:79, WJ:415). The etymological meaning is rather ”power-demon”.
Primitive elvish
raukō
noun. demon
Derivations
- √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389
Variations
- rauku/raukō ✧ WJ/390
Noldorin
rhaug
noun. demon
Cognates
- ᴹQ. rauko “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK
Derivations
- ᴹ√RUK “demon” ✧ Ety/GOS; Ety/RUK
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√RUK > rhaug [rauko] > [rǭko] > [rouko] > [rauko] > [rauk] > [r̥auk] > [r̥aug] ✧ Ety/RUK
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Qenya
rauko
noun. demon
Cognates
- N. rhaug “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK
Derivations
- ᴹ√RUK “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK
Element in
- ᴹQ. Malarauko “Balrog” ✧ Ety/RUK
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√RUK > rauko [rauko] ✧ Ety/RUK
Middle Primitive Elvish
ruk
root. demon
Derivatives
Element in
- ᴹ✶ñgwalaraukō ✧ Ety/RUK
- N. Balrog “*Torment Demon” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL
Variations
- RUK ✧ Ety/GOS; Ety/ÑGWAL; Ety/RUK
Gnomish
graug
noun. demon
Cognates
- Eq. (a)rauke “demon, fiend” ✧ GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; PE13/099; QL/032
Derivations
- ᴱ✶ʒǝroukē ✧ QL/032
Element in
- G. Balrog “(Evil) Demon” ✧ GL/21; GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; QL/032
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ʒǝroukē > grôg [ɣǝroukē] > [gǝroukē] > [groukē] > [grōkē] > [grōk] > [grōg] ✧ QL/032 Variations
- grôg ✧ QL/032
grôg
noun. demon
Early Noldorin
graug
noun. demon
Element in
- En. Balrog “*Evil Demon” ✧ PE13/138
Early Quenya
rauke
noun. demon
(a)rauke
noun. demon, fiend
Cognates
- G. graug “demon” ✧ GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; PE13/099; QL/032
Derivations
- ᴱ✶ʒǝroukē ✧ QL/032
Element in
- Eq. Malkarauke “Balrogs, fire-demons, balrogs, fire demon, Melko’s demons” ✧ LT1A/Balrog; QL/032; QL/060 (
melkaraukir)- Eq. Valkarauke
Variations
- arauke ✧ GL/42; QL/079
- araukë ✧ LT1A/Balrog
- rauki ✧ PME/079
- ARAUKE ✧ QL/032
- RAUKE ✧ QL/079
rauca ("k")noun "demon" (PE17:48). Variant of rauco, q.v.