what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Carcharoth Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:29 pm
Subjective opinion doesn't make it wrong 
Long after reading the books I read that Tolkien stipulated that it was to be pronounced "au (aw) as in loud, how and not laud, haw." So it can't be that wrong when an English professor feels it necessary to explain how he designed the name to be said... Both ways make perfectly logical sense.
Long after reading the books I read that Tolkien stipulated that it was to be pronounced "au (aw) as in loud, how and not laud, haw." So it can't be that wrong when an English professor feels it necessary to explain how he designed the name to be said... Both ways make perfectly logical sense.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by halfwise Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:35 pm
The hell with all of this: Amy Adams just said that Jennifer Lawrence has soft kissable lips! 
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Norc Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:39 pm
i'll join u in the lawrence fanclub. i'de go gay for her, she is just gorgeous and seems tremendously fun to hang around.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Pettytyrant101 Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:41 pm
sorry, wrong door again I think {{ 
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Ringdrotten Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:43 pm
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I'm betting Odo is going to let this one pass, but my manfeelings for Bear Grylls he writes songs about
Just to regain some lost manliness, I must say a google search on Jennifer Lawrence caught my interest too 
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by halfwise Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:44 pm
She keeps it real and off-kilter.
Along the same lines, I might have gone gay for Antonio Banderas in his younger days...
Along the same lines, I might have gone gay for Antonio Banderas in his younger days...
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Bluebottle Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:46 pm
Norc wrote:
what? yes, there is an L in loud, but i was thinking of the vowels..
I meant in the second link. Doesn't she say "smølg"?
I get that your dialect might sound a bit different from the first one though.
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yeah.. u have such a posh dialect.. so danishfied..
Whatwhatwhat? Well, yeah, maybe.
I would say smyge I guess, smyger and smøg as well. Smyget I would say is borderline. It's not a word I would use often though.Might I hasten to add I don't sound danish, though we might use more of the same words.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Pettytyrant101 Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:46 pm
"but my manfeelings for Bear Grylls he writes songs about "
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Eldorion Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:03 pm
halfwise wrote:Along the same lines, I might have gone gay for Antonio Banderas in his younger days...
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Pettytyrant101 Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:04 pm
As everyone been at Odo's special jelly stash? 
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Norc Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:08 pm
and the award for best use of a gif goes to .....*drumroll* ELDO!
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Radaghast Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:09 pm
Just listened to the pronunciations of the other Scandinavian countries and Germany. Wow, they're all noticeably different.Norc wrote:Radaghast wrote:Huh. You prefer the American pronunciation over the Norwegian?Norc wrote:and for god's sake leave the R out of Smaug
and Mjolnir/Mjølnir is pronounced:
http://translate.google.com/#is/en/mj%C3%B8lnir or http://translate.google.com/#no/en/mj%C3%B8lnir
erm. there is an icelandic and norwegian translation there... the american is shit. they pronounce assgard as in butt-gard. jesus.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Norc Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:11 pm
no shit! maybe it's because it's all different countries !Radhaghast wrote:Just listened to the pronunciations of the other Scandinavian countries and Germany. Wow, they're all noticeably different.
imagine that!
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Radaghast Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:11 pm
Norc wrote:no shit it's all different countries ! :shock:imagine that!Radhaghast wrote:Just listened to the pronunciations of the other Scandinavian countries and Germany. Wow, they're all noticeably different.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Bluebottle Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:52 am
You know, reading back a couple of posts, I do wonder what your friend is going to get out of this thread for her "særoppgave" Nora.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Amarië Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:11 am
Irca should pronounce Smaug as if it is a Norwegian word, this also goes for Beorn and all Elven names and words. She will then say them nearly perfect. Never ask English speaking people of these things, Norc you fool.
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Norc Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:23 am
i know, but ut leaves for a very funny debate 
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Norc Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:47 am
or it's pronounced like this
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Re: what's the meaning of the name Smaug?
by Bluebottle Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:26 am
Norc wrote:i know, but ut leaves for a very funny debate
On Jennifer Lawrence at that.
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This is how it went, from memory. if it's of any help. At least she won't have to wade through the entire thread if these things aren't of interest.
Rhadagast answered your first question:
Radaghast wrote:From Wikipedia:Tolkien noted that "the dragon bears as name—a pseudonym—the past tense of the primitive Germanic verb smugan,[8] to squeeze through a hole: a low philological jest."[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smaug
Ringo then said it's the same word in Norwegian. Then there was the "how to pronounce Smaug" discussion, which led to the "how to pronounce Smaug in Norwegian" discussion which led to the Jennifer Lawrence discussion and thread.
Not sure what she'll get out of the last one, though.
I think Amarië is right on the pronunciation question as well. She should just keep to the Norwegian pronunciation.
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