Athrad

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athrad (pl. ethraid) is a noun meaning "(river-)crossing, ford, way" in Sindarin.[1][2][3]

Etymology

It is composed of ath- "on both sides, across" and râd "path, track"[4]

Examples

See also

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", note 47
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 7
  3. ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary (accessed 9 December 2010)
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 349, 383
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