Did Tolkien Invent The Word Orc?
Did Tolkien Invent The Word Orc? Did Tolkien invent the word Orc? Tolkien began the modern use of the English term “orc” to denote a race of evil, humanoid creatures. His earliest Elvish dictionaries include the entry Ork (orq-) “monster”, “ogre”, “demon”, together with orqindi and “ogresse”. He sometimes used the plural form orqui in