English Explanatory Dictionary

Nazgul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black.
noun
  1. A type of demonic or undead creature.

Pronunciation

/ˈnæzɡul/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nazgul.wav

Word forms

Nazgul Nazgûl Nazguls

Etymology

From nazgûl (“ringwraith”) in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language Black Speech, a compound of nazg (“ring”) and gûl (“wraith; evil spirit”). Tolkien thought it “probable” that the former term nazg was “actually derived from” Irish nasc (“link, bond”), though not borrowed consciously. For the latter term gûl compare ghoul.

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