(sea serpent), pl. limlyg
Noldorin
amlug
noun. dragon
amlug
noun. dragon
lhimlug
noun. fish-dragon, sea-serpent
am-
prefix. snake
lhûg
noun. dragon
lhûg
noun. snake, serpent
Sindarin
limlug
noun. fish-dragon, sea-serpent
limlug
fish-dragon
úan
lug)
_, 2) úan (pl. úain), 3) urug (bogey, orc), pl. yryg
lhûg
dragon
lhûg (construct lhug; with article ?i thlûg or ?i lûg the lenition product of lh is uncertain) (snake, serpent), pl. lhuig (?i luig), also amlug (pl. emlyg).
lhûg
dragon
(construct lhug; with article ?i thlûg or ?i lûg – the lenition product of lh is uncertain) (snake, serpent), pl. lhuig (?i luig), also amlug (pl. emlyg).
leweg
noun. snake
_ n. _snake.
lhûg
noun. snake, serpent
lýg
noun. snake
_ n. Zoo. _snake. Q. leuka.
lŷg
noun. snake
lŷg
noun. snake
The best known Sindarin word for “snake”, appearing in Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1115). In 1964 notes on Dalath Dirnen (DD), Tolkien said it was derived from the root √LEWEK “worm” (PE17/160), likely from ✱leukā where the ancient eu became ȳ as was usual in Sindarin (LotR/1115).
lŷg
snake
1) lŷg (constuct lyg), no distinct pl. form. 2) lhûg (construct lhug, with article ?i thlûg or ?i lûg the lenition product of lh is uncertain) (dragon, serpent), pl. lhuig (?i luig). See SERPENT.
teitha
draw
teitha- (i deitha, i theithar) (write)
teitha
draw
(i deitha, i theithar) (write)
Primitive elvish
phawalōkō
noun. dragon
Quenya
ango
noun. dragon
ango
snake
ango noun "snake"; stem angu- as in angulócë (q.v.); pl. angwi (ANGWA/ANGU)
angulócë
dragon
angulócë noun("k") "dragon" (LOK)
fenumë
dragon
fenumë noun "dragon" (LT2:341 but lócë is the normal word in LotR-style Quenya)
hlócë
snake, serpent
hlócë ("k")noun "snake, serpent", later lócë ("k")(SA:lok-)
leuca
snake
leuca (1) noun "snake" (Appendix E)
leuca
noun. snake
The best known Quenya word for “snake”, appearing in Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1115). In 1964 notes on Dalath Dirnen (DD), Tolkien said it was derived from the root √LEWEK “worm” (PE17/160).
lumna-
be heavy
lumna- stativevb. "be heavy" (LR:47, SD:310; cf. lumna_- "to lie heavy" in the Etymologies, stemDUB-)_. A form lúvë was mentioned in connection with this verb, possibly a strong past tense form directly derived from the root DUB- (primitive *dūbē), but Tolkien struck it out (VT45:11).
lócë
dragon, snake, serpent, drake
lócë ("k")noun "dragon, snake, serpent, drake", older hlócë _("k")(SA:lok-, LT2:340, LOK; in the Etymologies the word is followed by "-ī", whatever that is supposed to mean)_
saca-
verb. draw, pull
saca- (þ) ("k") (2) vb. "draw, pull" (VT43:23; this word must come from older *þaca- because it is said to be related to sahta-, older þahta-, "induce", q.v.)
sap-
verb. dig
sap- or sapa- vb. "dig", pa.t. sampë (PE16:145, QL:82); cf. sampa, and sapsanta below.
tuc-
draw
tuc- ("k")noun "draw" (1st pers. aorist tucin "I draw") (TUK)
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Undetermined
lug
proper name. Lug
Middle Primitive Elvish
lug
root. be heavy
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “be heavy”, with the derived adjectives ᴹQ. lunga and N. lhong of the same meaning (Ety/LUG¹). Given the appearance of G. lung “heavy; grave, serious” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, I think the idea for this root dates back to this period, though the related verb G. luntha- “balance, weigh” indicates the Early-period root may have been ✱ᴱ√LUŊU instead (GL/55). Tolkien’s continued used of Q. lungu- and S. -lung for “heavy” in his later writings indicates its ongoing validity (S/185; PE17/162; VT47/19).
lug
root. *blue
angwa
root. snake
The root √ANGWA “snake” with variant √ANGU appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as the basis for the words ᴹQ. ango “snake” (Ety/ANGWA) and angulóke “dragon” (Ety/LOK). The Noldorin equivalent am- seems to have survived only as a prefix (Ety/ANGWA), and is a good example of how [[on|[ŋgw] > [mb]]] in that language. There are a variety of other words for “snake” in Tolkien’s later writings, so whether this root remained valid is unclear.
dag
root. dig
A rejected root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “dig” (Ety/DAG), it may have been a transient replacement for √SAP.
Gnomish
lûg
noun. snake
ulug
noun. dragon
fenlug
noun. snake
elt
noun. dig, poke (probe), tug, lug
elta-
verb. to draw, tug, lug; to thrust, dig, poke (inward)
fent
noun. snake
lingos
noun. snake
lingwir
noun. dragon
Qenya
lungu
noun. dragon
angulóke
noun. dragon
lóke
noun. dragon
Early Noldorin
cunn
noun. dragon
gunn
noun. dragon
Early Quenya
fenume
noun. dragon
kondo
noun. dragon
lin
noun. snake
A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).
lingo
noun. snake
oqi
noun. snake
Early Primitive Elvish
liŋi Reconstructed
root. snake
nini
root. *blue
A prefix for “snake” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√ANGWA of the same meaning, most notably an element in N. amlug “dragon” (Ety/ANGWA).