Skip to content

words that you were saying

An adventure through the words of The Hobbit

  • Home
  • About
  • A Tolkien Concordance
  • Works Cited
  • Ever On
HomePosts tagged 'word'(Page 73)

word

Forest-silence

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 06.045 and the forest-silence deeper.

It’s a very particular kind of silence, not attested in OED.

Leave a comment

Forest-roof

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 08.004 There was no movement of air down under the forest-roof,

A word not attested in OED.

Leave a comment

Forest-road

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, word
  • 07.130 By his advice they were no longer making for the main forest-road
  • 07.130 while the forest-road itself,

This compound word is attested in OED.

“forest, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/73187. Accessed 13 September 2017.

Leave a comment

Forest-river

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 10.006 the forest-river rushed into the Long Lake.

A word not attested in OED.

Leave a comment

Forest-path

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, word
  • 07.132 and to forget the dark forest-path that lay

Attested in OED.

“forest, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/73187. Accessed 13 September 2017.

Leave a comment

Forest-gloom

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 06.045 and all the while the forest-gloom got heavier

A word not attested in OED.

Leave a comment

Forest-gate

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 07.133 that they should reach the forest-gate
  • 07.143 they found close to the forest-gate,

A word not attested in OED.

Leave a comment

Forest-floor

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, word
  • 08.003 in places on the forest-floor;

Attested in OED.

 

“forest, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/73187. Accessed 13 September 2017.

Leave a comment

Forest-day

June 26, 2015September 14, 2017 lfsaldenbirch 100K, 10K, hyphen, JRRT, word
  • 08.076 of the forest-day about him when he came to his senses.

A word not attested in OED.

Leave a comment

Foreleg

June 26, 2015October 21, 2015 lfsaldenbirch 10K, brief, word
  • 14.023 where the foreleg was flung wide.
Leave a comment

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Search

Tags

10K 100K 1937 a- archaic AS be- brief British chat colloquial common compound conclusions dialectical discussion eight ex- food funny gem gl- high hyphen index introduction JRRT low method Middle-earth observation obsolete onomatopoeia over- poem poetry rare regional results sayings scholar scholarly Scottish script thanks troll uncommon unique vocables vulgar word

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Blog at WordPress.com.
words that you were saying
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • words that you were saying
    • Join 63 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • words that you were saying
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...