The Encyclopedia of Arda - Onodrim (original) (raw)

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Dates Originated shortly after the Elves Meaning 'People of the Ents'1 Other names Ents, Enyd, Shepherds of the Trees, Tree-herds, Wood-demons Pronunciation ono'drim Note The word Onodrim refers to the entire race of Ents; a single Ent is an Onod, and the plural form used to describe several Ents is Enyd Indexes: Alphabetical: O Ents About this entry: Updated 14 December 2002 Updates planned: 1 Ents, the Shepherds of the Trees The name given by the Elves to the giant tree-like beings that Men called Ents. Notes 1 Onod is the Elvish equivalent of the Mannish name Ent, but its etymology is obscure. The word 'Ent' literally means 'giant', but if onod is intended to be an Elvish translation of this term, Tolkien has left us no evidence. The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) is usually instructive in these matters, but for Onod it provides little help. The only possible clue is an Elvish root ono-, related to the idea of parenting, which might connect to the Ents' role as 'Shepherds of the Trees', but it must be admitted that this is a rather tenuous link at best. See also... Enyd Indexes: Alphabetical: O Ents About this entry: Updated 14 December 2002 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2002. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus offers full translations of the entire software into selected languages with even more to come.

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Dates Originated shortly after the Elves Meaning 'People of the Ents'1 Other names Ents, Enyd, Shepherds of the Trees, Tree-herds, Wood-demons Pronunciation ono'drim Note The word Onodrim refers to the entire race of Ents; a single Ent is an Onod, and the plural form used to describe several Ents is Enyd Indexes: Alphabetical: O Ents About this entry: Updated 14 December 2002 Updates planned: 1 Ents, the Shepherds of the Trees The name given by the Elves to the giant tree-like beings that Men called Ents. Notes 1 Onod is the Elvish equivalent of the Mannish name Ent, but its etymology is obscure. The word 'Ent' literally means 'giant', but if onod is intended to be an Elvish translation of this term, Tolkien has left us no evidence. The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) is usually instructive in these matters, but for Onod it provides little help. The only possible clue is an Elvish root ono-, related to the idea of parenting, which might connect to the Ents' role as 'Shepherds of the Trees', but it must be admitted that this is a rather tenuous link at best. See also... Enyd Indexes: Alphabetical: O Ents About this entry: Updated 14 December 2002 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2002. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus offers full translations of the entire software into selected languages with even more to come.