ent

Meanings

Noun

  • A fictional, large, humanoid, mobile talking tree in works by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Verb

  • To empty or pour.

Origin

  • , from Proto-West Germanic *anti; introduced by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, 1954–55.
  • Compare Middle English *ent, eont, inherited from the Old English word, but which apparently didn't survive through the Middle English period into Modern times.
  • Apparently survived in some German dialects as Enz, also in composite forms. Compare ettin.
  • Possibly from empty, through assimilation of the "m" to the following "t"

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