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ᴺS. !budhulug n. “dragonfly” (Category: Fly (n))

ᴺS. !budhulug, n. “dragonfly” [created by Paul Strack] (Category: Fly (n))

A neologism for “dragonfly” coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, a combination of S. budhu “large fly” and S. lhûg “snake”, inspired by G. sithaling “fly snake, dragonfly” (GL/68).

Elements

S. budhu “large fly”
S. lhûg “reptile, snake, serpent, worm”

G. sithagong n. “dragonfly” (Category: Fly (n))

A word for “dragonfly” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. sitha “fly” and gong a word for “goblin” (GL/41, 68). Tolkien said that the g survived in the compound because it was a new compound, indicating that soft mutation only applied to ancient compounds in Gnomish.

References ✧ GL/41, 68; LT1A/Gong

Glosses

Elements

Gong “one of a tribe of the orcs, a goblin” ✧ GL/41; LT1A/Gong
sitha¹ “fly” ✧ GL/68; LT1A/Gong

G. sithaling n. “fly snake, dragonfly” (Category: Fly (n))

A word for “dragonfly” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. sitha “fly” and ling “snake”, hence more literally “fly snake” (GL/68).

Reference ✧ GL/68 ✧ “fly snake, dragonfly”

Elements

sitha¹ “fly” ✧ GL/68
ling “small snake”