Appendix:Sindarin/anc

Sindarin

Picture dictionary

Sindarin/anc

z7Yw^
corob

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95$
hen

5t$
nem

xw^t$
gobem

w5$2$
bened

z[E
anc

myRx$
lheweg

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lang

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rhond

rhond

Etymology

Only attested in Tolkien’s earlier conception of the language (‘Noldorin’). Modified from still earlier gag in ‘Gnomish’. Diegetically explained as inherited from Primitive Elvish *ankā, and so cognate to Quenya anca.

Noun

anc • z[E (plural ainc or enc)

1. jaw, row of teeth

Usage notes

The intended plural form for words ending in -anc in Tolkien’s mature conception of Sindarin is unclear; the regular formation would be -ainc, but in the earlier ‘Noldorin’ it was -enc.

References

• Paul Strack (2008–2023) “anc”, in Eldamo – An Elvish Lexicon‎^[1]