S. carach n. “jaws, rows of teeth” (Category: Jaw)
A noun for “jaws, rows of teeth” (RC/607) appearing as an element in the name Carach Angren “Iron Jaws” (LotR/920), likely derived from the root √KARAK and probably a cognate to Q. caraxë.
Conceptual Development: N. Carach Angren was already translated “Jaws of Iron” when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (SD/33).
The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. -charaes as the equivalent of ᴹQ. karakse in Helcharaes under the root ᴹ√KARAK “sharp fang, spike, tooth” (Ety/KARAK). However, that may reflect differing phonetic developments between Sindarin and Noldorin, with Noldorin -akse > -ais(e) > -aes but Sindarin -akse > -ach; compare S. ach “neck” < aks[e] (PE17/92).
Reference ✧ RC/607 ✧ “jaws, rows of teeth”
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N. carach n. “jaws” (Category: Jaw)
Reference ✧ SD/33 ✧ Carach “jaws”
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N. #caraes n. “*jagged hedge of spikes” (Category: Point)
References ✧ Ety/KARAK
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| #charaes | liquid-mutation | ✧ Ety/KARAK |
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| ᴹ√KÁRAK > #charaes | [karakse] > [karaksa] > [karaxsa] > [karaisa] > [karais] > [karaes] | ✧ Ety/KARAK |