(set of jaws) carach (i garach, o charach), pl. ceraich (i cheraich)
Sindarin
carach
noun. jaw, row of teeth
carach
noun. jaws, rows of teeth
Derivations
- √KARAK “*sharp fang, spike, tooth, [ᴹ√] sharp fang, spike, tooth”
Element in
- S. Carach Angren “Isenmouthe, (lit.) Iron Jaws”
craban
noun. kind of crow of large size, raven
carach
jaws
carach
jaws
(i garach, o charach), pl. ceraich (i cheraich)
corch
crow
corch (i gorch, o chorch), pl. cyrch (i chyrch). Also *craban (i graban, o chraban), pl. crebain (i chrebain). Only the pl. crebain* is attested. The sg. could be either craban, creban or croban**, but the first of these seems the most likely.
corch
crow
(i gorch, o chorch), pl. cyrch (i chyrch). Also ✱craban (i graban, o chraban), pl. crebain (i chrebain). Only the pl. crebain is attested. The sg. could be either ✱craban, ✱creban or ✱croban, but the first of these seems the most likely.
anc
jaw
anc (row of teeth), pl. ainc, coll. pl. angath.
anc
jaw
(row of teeth), pl. ainc, coll. pl. angath.
naew
jaw
naew; no distinct pl. form;
naew
jaw
; no distinct pl. form;
A noun for “jaws, rows of teeth” (RC/607) appearing as an element in the name Carach Angren “Iron Jaws” (LotR/920), likely derived from the root √KARAK and probably a cognate to Q. caraxë.
Conceptual Development: N. Carach Angren was already translated “Jaws of Iron” when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (SD/33).