Q. Engwar coll. “Men, (lit.) The Sickly”

Q. Engwar, coll. “Men, (lit.) The Sickly”

A somewhat insulting Elvish term for Men (S/103), the plural of the adjective engwa “sickly”.

Conceptual Development: The name ᴹQ. Engwar first appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/245). It also appeared in The Etymologies (Ety/GENG-WĀ).

References ✧ S/103; SI

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#engwa “sickly” plural ✧ S/103 (Engwar)

ᴹQ. Engwar coll. “The Sickly”

See Q. Engwar for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ; LR/245; LRI

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engwa¹ “sickly” plural ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ