gobel

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gobel is a noun meaning "walled (fortified) settlement" in Sindarin.

Etymology

The word contains the element pel "encircle".^[1]

See also the collective prefix go-.

Examples

Amon Obel = "Hill of the Walled Settlement"
Rhosgobel = "Brownhay"
Tavrobel = Great Haywood

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry PEL(ES)

Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis

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