(forked, cleft), pl. thainc
Sindarin
thanc
split
thanc
split
thanc
split
thanc
split
(forked, cleft), pl. thainc
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stak
root. split, insert
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “split, insert” with derivatives like ᴹQ. sanka/N. thanc “cleft, split” and N. nestegi “insert, stick in” (Ety/STAK). S. thanc remained an element in S. Orthanc “Forked Height” (LotR/555; UT/400), indicating the ongoing validity of this root.
Derivatives
Element in
(adj.) thanc (forked, cleft), pl. thainc