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'''Gostir''' was one of the [[Dragons]] of [[Morgoth]] about whom almost nothing is known except its name.<ref name=Etym>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries "GOS-", "GOTH-", and "THĒ-"</ref>  
'''Gostir''' was one of the [[Dragons]] of [[Morgoth]] about whom almost nothing is known except its name.<ref name=Etym>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries "GOS-", "GOTH-", and "THĒ-"</ref>  


==Etymology==
== Etymology ==
''Gostir'' means "dread glance" in [[Noldorin]], from ''gost'' ("dread, terror") and ''thîr'' ("look, face, expression, countenance").<ref name=Etym/>  
''Gostir'' means "dread glance" in [[Noldorin]], from ''gost'' ("dread, terror") and ''thîr'' ("look, face, expression, countenance").<ref name=Etym/>  


The older form of the name was ''Gorsthir''.<ref name=Etym/>  
The older form of the name was ''Gorsthir''.<ref name=Etym/>  


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Latest revision as of 19:28, 14 October 2021

Gostir by George Sukhoff

Gostir was one of the Dragons of Morgoth about whom almost nothing is known except its name.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Gostir means "dread glance" in Noldorin, from gost ("dread, terror") and thîr ("look, face, expression, countenance").[1]

The older form of the name was Gorsthir.[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries "GOS-", "GOTH-", and "THĒ-"


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