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

Indexes: Alphabetical: N Dwarves About this entry: Updated 10 December 2012 Updates planned: 2

An Elvish name for the Dwarves The most usual Sindarin term for 'Dwarf' was naug, derived from a word meaning 'stunted'. Very occasionally another form is seen: nogoth, which shares a similar etymology. Though this is a general term for a Dwarf, it is most commonly seen in relation to the branch of that race known as the Petty-dwarves (Sindarin Noegyth Nibin, where noegyth is the plural of nogoth). There also existed a collective plural, referring to the entire race of Dwarves rather than a number of them; in this case the word was Nogothrim, meaning 'all Dwarves', 'the Dwarf people', and equivalent to the more common Elvish term Naugrim. Indexes: Alphabetical: N Dwarves About this entry: Updated 10 December 2012 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2012. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Get the key facts about how the DISC personality test works, and how it can deliver real advantages.