thlingril

noun. spider

thlingril

noun. spider

A noun appearing as N. thlingril “spider” in The Etymologies, probably a feminine form of N. thling “spider, spider’s web, cobweb” (Ety/SLIG). Christopher Tolkien said the r was uncertain.

Neo-Sindarin: Since initial sl- became lh- in Sindarin, most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. lhingril, as suggested in HSD (HSD). This word is somewhat questionable, since in later writings √ungu- was the basis for spider words (PE22/160). I think ᴹ√SLIG may be reinterpreted as having to do with threads, and as such I think ᴺS. lhingril can be retained as originally meaning “(female) web spinner”. However, I recommend later S. ungol as the more common Sindarin word for “spider”.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. liante “spider, spider, [ᴱQ.] tendril, vine” ✧ Ety/SLIG

thling

noun. spider, spider's web, cobweb

ungol

noun. spider

ungol

noun. spider

Element in

• N. Kirith Ungol “Spider Glen”
• N. Terch Ungol “Spider’s Hole, Spider’s Lair” ✧ WR/202

Variations

• Ungol ✧ WR/202