ᴹQ. qingatelko adj. “*bow-legged” (Category: Leg)
A word appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts as part of Treebeard’s description of orcs (SD/68), the equivalent of English “bow-legged” from the finished text (LotR/979) and a combination of [ᴹQ.] qinga “bow” and telko “leg”.
Reference ✧ SD/68 ✧ quingatelko “*bow-legged”
Elements
qinga | “bow (for shooting)” |
telko | “leg, stem” |