rauca

demon

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

rauca

noun. demon

Element in

• ᴺQ. raucëa “demonic”

rauco

noun. demon, powerful hostile and terrible creature

Changes

• rauko → rauka ✧ PE17/048

Cognates

• S. raug “demon, powerful hostile and terrible creature” ✧ PE17/048; PE17/048; SA/rauko; WJ/415

Derivations

• √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ PE17/048; VT39/10
• ✶grauk- “a powerful hostile and terrible creature” ✧ WJ/415
  • √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389

Element in

• Q. Valarauko “Demon of Might” ✧ PE17/048; PE17/048; SA/rauko; WJ/415

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√RUK > rauka	[rauka]	✧ PE17/048
√RUK > rauko	[rauko]	✧ VT39/10
✶grauk- > rauko	[grauko] > [ɣrauko] > [rauko]	✧ WJ/415
✶grauk- > arauko	[grauko] > [ɣrauko] > [arauko]	✧ WJ/415

Variations

• rauka ✧ PE17/048; PE17/048
• rauko ✧ PE17/048 (rauko); SA/rauko; VT39/10; WJ/415
• arauko ✧ WJ/415

arauca

swift, rushing

arauca ("k")adj. "swift, rushing" (LT2:347). Compare arauco.

arauco

noun. demon

onna

creature

onna noun "creature" (ONO), "child" (PE17:170), also translated "child" in the plural compound Aulëonnar "Children of Aulë", a name of the Dwarves (PM:391), and apparently also used = "child" in the untranslated sentence nai amanya onnalya ter coivierya ("k") "be it that your child [will be] blessed thoughout his/her life" (VT49:41). The form onya (q.v.), used as a vocative "my child", is perhaps shortened from *onnanya.

alarca

swift, rapid

alarca ("k")adj. "swift, rapid" (LAK2)

larca

swift, rapid

larca ("k")adj. "swift, rapid" (LAK2)

tyelca

swift, agile

tyelca ("k")adj. "swift, agile" (KYELEK), "hasty" (PM:353)

linta

swift

linta adj. "swift"; pl. lintë attested (PE17:63. Nam, RGEO:66) Cf. lintië.

linta

adjective. swift

Cognates

• S. lim “quick, swift” ✧ PE17/147

Derivations

• ᴹ√(S)LIT “swiftly[?] speed[?]”

Element in

• Q. aran linta ciryalion “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
• Q. aran linta ciryalíva “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
• Q. lintië “swiftness, speed; swiftly, *quickly” ✧ PE17/059
• Q. yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier “the years have passed like swift draughts” ✧ LotR/0377; RGEO/58
• Q. yéni avánier ve lintë yuldar “years have passed away like swift draughts” ✧ RGEO/58

rindë

adjective. swift

Derivations

• ✶rindi “swift”

Element in

• Q. i roccor rindi “the horses are swift” ✧ PE21/78

raug

demon

n. demon. Q. rauca. >> Balrog

raug

noun. a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a demon

raug

noun. demon, powerful hostile and terrible creature

Cognates

• Q. rauco “demon, powerful hostile and terrible creature” ✧ PE17/048; PE17/048; SA/rauko; WJ/415

Derivations

• √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ PE17/048
• ✶grauk- “a powerful hostile and terrible creature” ✧ WJ/415
  • √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389

Element in

• S. Balrog “Demon of Might” ✧ PE17/048; PE17/048; SA/rauko; WJ/415

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√RUK > raug	[rauko] > [rauk] > [raug]	✧ PE17/048
✶grauk- > raug	[grauko] > [grauk] > [graug]	✧ WJ/415

Variations

• graug ✧ WJ/415

graug

noun. a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a demon

graug

noun. demon, powerful hostile and terrible creature

lagor

adjective. swift, rapid

The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.

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

celeg

adjective. swift, agile, hasty

lim

adjective. swift

adj. swift. Noro lim, noro lim Asfaloth. 'Run swift, run swift Asfaloth'. Q. limbe,#linta.

lint

swift

(no distinct pl. form)

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”.

graug

powerful, hostile and terrible creature

(i ’raug), pl. groeg (in groeg), coll. pl. grogath (WJ:415)

ûn

creature

ûn (pl. uin).

ûn

creature

(pl. uin).

lagor

swift

analogical pl. legyr

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”.

celeg

swift

1) celeg (agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig, 2) lagor, analogical pl. legyr, 3) legrin (rapid), no distinct pl. form, 4) lint (no distinct pl. form)

celeg

swift

(agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig

legrin

swift

(rapid), no distinct pl. form

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

rindi

adjective. swift

Derivatives

• Q. rindë “swift”

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

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√RUK > rhaug	[rauko] > [rǭko] > [rouko] > [rauko] > [rauk] > [r̥auk] > [r̥aug]	✧ Ety/RUK

rhaug

noun. a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a demon

ûn

noun. creature

ûn

noun. creature

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “creature” derived from the root ᴹ√ONO “beget” (Ety/ONO), perhaps from a primitive form ✱ōno with ancient ō becoming ū.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. onna “creature” ✧ Ety/ONO

Derivations

• ᴹ√NŌ/ONO “beget” ✧ Ety/ONO

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ONO > ûn	[ōno] > [ūno] > [ūn]	✧ Ety/ONO

Variations

• ûn ✧ Ety/ONO

lhagr

adjective. swift, rapid

The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.

celeg

adjective. swift, agile, hasty