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The '''Kûd-dûkan''' was a creature of [[Rohirrim|Rohanese]] folklore which referred to [[Hobbits]]. | The '''Kûd-dûkan''' was a creature of [[Rohirrim|Rohanese]] folklore which referred to [[Hobbits]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name means "hole-dweller" and can be analyzed as ''[[kûd]]'' "hole" and ''[[dûkan]]'' "dweller" (from a verbal stem *''[[dûk]]'' "to dwell" and a suffix ''-an'') | The name means "hole-dweller" and can be analyzed as ''[[kûd]]'' "hole" and ''[[dûkan]]'' "dweller" (from a verbal stem *''[[dûk]]'' "to dwell" and a suffix ''-an'').<ref name="AppF">{{App|F2}}</ref> | ||
It is translated into Old English as ''[[Holbytla]]'', "hole-dweller". | It is translated into Old English as ''[[Holbytla]]'', "hole-dweller".<ref name="AppF" /> | ||
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* ''[[The Two Towers]]'', ''[[The Road to Isengard]]'' | * ''[[The Two Towers]]'', ''[[The Road to Isengard]]'' | ||
[[Category:Rohirric words]] | [[Category:Rohirric words]] | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 11 October 2010
The Kûd-dûkan was a creature of Rohanese folklore which referred to Hobbits.
Etymology
The name means "hole-dweller" and can be analyzed as kûd "hole" and dûkan "dweller" (from a verbal stem *dûk "to dwell" and a suffix -an).[1]
It is translated into Old English as Holbytla, "hole-dweller".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
