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单词 dwarrowdam
释义

dwarrowdam

English

Etymology

a dwarrowdam

Coined by online Tolkien fans in the early 2010s, from dwarrow, an alternate word for the fantasy race of dwarves in Tolkien's legendarium, and dam (female parent, mother). Dwarrow was itself coined by J. R. R. Tolkien as a backformation of Middle English dwarrows, an irregular plural of dwergh, which became dwarfs in Modern English through leveling with dwarf.[1][2] Within the legendarium, dwarrow is only used in Dwarrowdelf, an alternate name for Moria.[1]

Noun

dwarrowdam (plural dwarrowdams)

  1. (chiefly Tolkien fandom slang, fantasy) A female of the dwarf race.
    • 2014 May 1, LineofDurin (@Tiorvi), Twitter:
      Kiaran stands at the heart of the room, speaking to a dwarrowdam with fiery red hair.
    • 2014 December 16, King Thrór (@Actual_Thror), Twitter:
      Goodnight dwarrows and dwarrowdams. As well as all others. I am retiring to my chambers for the eve. Court shall be held tomorrow.
    • 2017, Anne Olga Vea, A Dragonslayer's Tale, page 472:
      Samila smiled and he sensed that this dwarrowdam was tougher than flint and able to go whatever lengths necessary to save her people.
    Synonyms: dwarfess, dwarfette, dwarfmaid

References

  1. Peter Gilliver, The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary, page 107 (2006)
  2. "dwarf (n.)", Online Etymology Dictionary
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