Eldamo : Sindarin : carach

S. carach n. “jaws, rows of teeth” (Category: Jaw)

S. carach, n. “jaws, rows of teeth” (Category: Jaw): G. gomol “the teeth, two rows of teeth”

A noun for “jaws, rows of teeth” (RC/607) appearing as an element in the name Carach Angren “Iron Jaws” (LotR/920), likely derived from the root √KARAK and probably a cognate to Q. caraxë.

Conceptual Development: N. Carach Angren was already translated “Jaws of Iron” when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (SD/33).

Reference ✧ RC/607 ✧ “jaws, rows of teeth”

Element In

S. Carach Angren “Isenmouthe, (lit.) Iron Jaws”

Derivations

< √KARAK “*sharp fang, spike, tooth”

N. carach n. “jaws” (Category: Jaw)

See S. carach for discussion.

Reference ✧ SD/33 ✧ Carach “jaws”

Element In

N. Carach Angren “Jaws of Iron” ✧ SD/33

Derivations

< ᴹ√KARAK “sharp fang, spike, tooth”