Quenya 

arauco

noun. demon

rauca

demon

rauca ("k")noun "demon" (PE17:48). Variant of rauco, q.v.

rauca

noun. demon

Element in

Sindarin 

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

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:48] < BAL powerful, mighty + RUK. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

raug

demon

n. demon. Q. rauca. >> Balrog

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:48] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

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”.

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”.

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
Primitive elvish [WJ/390] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

rhaug

noun. demon

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. rauko “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RUK “demon” ✧ Ety/GOS; Ety/RUK

Element in

  • N. Balrog “*Torment Demon” ✧ Ety/RUK
  • N. Gothrog “Dread Demon” ✧ Ety/GOS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RUK > rhaug[rauko] > [rǭko] > [rouko] > [rauko] > [rauk] > [r̥auk] > [r̥aug]✧ Ety/RUK
Noldorin [Ety/GOS; Ety/RUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

rauko

noun. demon

Cognates

  • N. rhaug “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RUK “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RUK > rauko[rauko]✧ Ety/RUK

Middle Primitive Elvish

ruk

root. demon

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. rauko “demon” ✧ Ety/RUK
  • N. rhaug “demon” ✧ Ety/GOS; Ety/RUK

Element in

Variations

  • RUK ✧ Ety/GOS; Ety/ÑGWAL; Ety/RUK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GOS; Ety/ÑGWAL; Ety/RUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

grôg

noun. demon

graug

noun. demon

Cognates

  • Eq. (a)rauke “demon, fiend” ✧ GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; PE13/099; QL/032

Derivations

Element in

  • G. Balrog “(Evil) Demon” ✧ GL/21; GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; QL/032

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ʒǝroukē > grôg[ɣǝroukē] > [gǝroukē] > [groukē] > [grōkē] > [grōk] > [grōg]✧ QL/032

Variations

  • grôg ✧ QL/032
Gnomish [GL/21; GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; PE13/099; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

graug

noun. demon

Element in

  • En. Balrog “*Evil Demon” ✧ PE13/138
Early Noldorin [PE13/138; PE13/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

rauke

noun. demon