n. demon. Q. rauca. >> Balrog
Primitive elvish
raukō
noun. demon
Noldorin
rhaug
noun. demon
Sindarin
balrog
demon
raug
demon
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”.
Quenya
arauco
noun. demon
rauca
demon
rauca ("k")noun "demon" (PE17:48). Variant of rauco, q.v.
rauca
noun. demon
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!
Early Quenya
rauke
noun. demon
(a)rauke
noun. demon, fiend
Qenya
rauko
noun. demon
Middle Primitive Elvish
ruk
root. demon
Gnomish
graug
noun. demon
grôg
noun. demon
Early Noldorin
graug
noun. 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