Gnomish
crug
noun. beak (espec. of a ship)
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
crug
noun. beak (espec. of a ship)
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “beak” that Tolkien specified was used “espec[ially] of a ship” (GL/27). Its etymology is unclear, but it was likely related to G. crunc “crow”.