ᴺS. !budhulug n. “dragonfly” (Category: Fly (n))
A neologism for “dragonfly” coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, a combination of S. budhu “large fly” and S. lhûg “snake”, inspired by G. sithaling “fly snake, dragonfly” (GL/68).
Elements
| S. budhu | “large fly” |
| S. lhûg | “reptile, snake, serpent, worm” |
G. sithagong n. “dragonfly” (Category: Fly (n))
A word for “dragonfly” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. sitha “fly” and gong a word for “goblin” (GL/41, 68). Tolkien said that the g survived in the compound because it was a new compound, indicating that soft mutation only applied to ancient compounds in Gnomish.
References ✧ GL/41, 68; LT1A/Gong
Glosses
Elements
| Gong | “one of a tribe of the orcs, a goblin” | ✧ GL/41; LT1A/Gong |
| sitha¹ | “fly” | ✧ GL/68; LT1A/Gong |
G. sithaling n. “fly snake, dragonfly” (Category: Fly (n))
A word for “dragonfly” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. sitha “fly” and ling “snake”, hence more literally “fly snake” (GL/68).
Reference ✧ GL/68 ✧ “fly snake, dragonfly”
Elements
| sitha¹ | “fly” | ✧ GL/68 |
| ling | “small snake” |