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'''Dwaling''' was a village in the far Northern parts of the [[Eastfarthing]] of | '''Dwaling''' was a village in the far Northern parts of the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], just north of the hills of [[Scary]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In a note to translators, Tolkien said that ''Dwaling'' was a regular toponymic formation of a settlement's name, "the descendants of ''Dwale''". ''Dwale'' would be a nick-name of one particular Hobbit, and the name was derived from [[Old English]] ''dwale'', "dull".<ref name="lviii">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], Undated note part of ''[[Nomenclature]]'', cited in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', page lviii</ref> This name has been connected to ''[[Dwalakōneis]]'', the [[Gothic]] translation of Tolkien's own name.<ref name="lviii"/><ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', pp. 49-52</ref> | In a note to translators, Tolkien said that ''Dwaling'' was a regular toponymic formation of a settlement's name, "the descendants of ''Dwale''". ''Dwale'' would be a nick-name of one particular Hobbit, and the name was derived from [[Old English]] ''dwale'', "dull".<ref name="lviii">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], Undated note part of ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'', cited in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', page lviii</ref> This name has been connected to ''[[Dwalakōneis]]'', the [[Gothic]] translation of Tolkien's own name.<ref name="lviii"/><ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', pp. 49-52</ref> | ||
Formerly, before the publication of the abovementioned note, [[David Salo]] had suggested it is a form of "dwelling", from Old English ''dwellan'' 'stop, stay, tarry'.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> | |||
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[[de:Nachtschatten]] | [[de:Nachtschatten]] | ||
[[fi:Valinkka]] | [[fi:Valinkka]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo:geographie:villes_tours_et_forteresses:comte:dwaling]] | [[fr:encyclo:geographie:villes_tours_et_forteresses:comte:dwaling]] | ||
Revision as of 08:21, 9 March 2013
Dwaling was a village in the far Northern parts of the Eastfarthing of the Shire, just north of the hills of Scary.[1]
Etymology
In a note to translators, Tolkien said that Dwaling was a regular toponymic formation of a settlement's name, "the descendants of Dwale". Dwale would be a nick-name of one particular Hobbit, and the name was derived from Old English dwale, "dull".[2] This name has been connected to Dwalakōneis, the Gothic translation of Tolkien's own name.[2][3]
Formerly, before the publication of the abovementioned note, David Salo had suggested it is a form of "dwelling", from Old English dwellan 'stop, stay, tarry'.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Undated note part of Nomenclature, cited in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (2008), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, page lviii
- ↑ Mark T. Hooker, A Tolkienian Mathomium, pp. 49-52
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 16 April 2024)
