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Old 04-20-2020, 03:05 PM   #7
Huinesoron
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Originally Posted by Urwen View Post
Aw, I said I liked your Elmo theory and received no response....
Oh! Sorry, I'd responded in my head... I wandered off wondering if the connection worked any better in the Runes of Gondolin. After all, 'mole' is an English word.

... I wonder if Tolkien ever made a word for 'mole'.

...

-- oh ye Valar, he did, and it's perfect. The Gnomish (=Sindarin, roughly) word for the mole is...

... DOLMEG.

Theory confirmed, right?

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