carach

noun. jaws, 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).

Derivations

• √KARAK “*sharp fang, spike, tooth, [ᴹ√] sharp fang, spike, tooth”

Element in

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

carach

noun. jaw, row of teeth

carach

jaws

(set of jaws) carach (i garach, o charach), pl. ceraich (i cheraich)

carach

jaws

(i garach, o charach), pl. ceraich (i cheraich)

corch

crow

corch (i gorch, o chorch), pl. cyrch (i chyrch). Also *craban (i graban, o chraban), pl. crebain (i chrebain). Only the pl. crebain* is attested. The sg. could be either craban, creban or croban**, but the first of these seems the most likely.

corch

crow

(i gorch, o chorch), pl. cyrch (i chyrch). Also ✱craban (i graban, o chraban), pl. crebain (i chrebain). Only the pl. crebain is attested. The sg. could be either ✱craban, ✱creban or ✱croban, but the first of these seems the most likely.

anc

jaw

anc (row of teeth), pl. ainc, coll. pl. angath.

naew

jaw

naew; no distinct pl. form;

craban

noun. kind of crow of large size, raven

anc

jaw

(row of teeth), pl. ainc, coll. pl. angath.

naew

jaw

; no distinct pl. form;