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'''''gobel''''' is a noun meaning "walled (fortified) settlement" in [[Sindarin]]. It is a combination of the collective prefix ''[[go-]]'' and ''[[pel]]'', "encircle". | '''''gobel''''' is a noun meaning "walled (fortified) settlement" in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
It is a combination of the collective prefix ''[[go-]]'' and ''[[pel]]'', "encircle". | |||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Amon Obel]] = "Hill of the Walled Settlement" | * [[Amon Obel]] = "Hill of the Walled Settlement" | ||
* [[Rhosgobel]] = "Brownhay" | * [[Rhosgobel]] = "Brownhay" | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 14 March 2009
gobel is a noun meaning "walled (fortified) settlement" in Sindarin.
Etymology
It is a combination of the collective prefix go- and pel, "encircle".
Examples
- Amon Obel = "Hill of the Walled Settlement"
- Rhosgobel = "Brownhay"
- Tavrobel = Great Haywood
References
- Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis
