oron

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Sindarin

oron is an archaic/poetic (†) Sindarin word glossed as "tree".[1] Tolkien also experimented with the form oronī ("trees?").[2]

Etymology

Although not an attested derivative, the word can likely be connected to root ŌR/RO ("rise up, go high").[3]

Examples

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Quenya

oron (pl. oronti) is a Quenya word meaning "mountain".[4]

Etymology

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), pp. 89, 153
  2. ↑ 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. 33
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 426 (root appearing as "√ŌR/RO")
  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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