orodrim

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Sindarin[edit | edit source]

orodorim is a Sindarin word meaning "mountain-chain". It is only attested in the compound name Thangorodrim.[1]

The word orodrim ("range of mountains") is listed by David Salo in his Neo-Sindarin glossary.[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

orodrim likely consists of orod meaning "mountain", and the suffix -rim which is a collective plural meaning "a great number, a host".[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

Noldorin[edit | edit source]

orodrim is the Noldorin word for "mountain range".[4]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

In the Etymologies, Noldorin orodrim derives from root ÓROT ("height, mountain").[4]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 116
  2. ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 327
  3. ↑ Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth (cf. Thangorodrim) at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 14 July 2011)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 379
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