Pel-
pel- is a root in both Sindarin and Quenya which is mentioned in both "The Etymologies" and the Appendix to The Silmarillion. It is listed as "revolve on fixed point", "go round, revolve, return"[1] and "go round, encircle".[2]
Examples
Quenya
- opelë, "walled house or village, town"[3]
- pel- (verb[4]), "go round, revolve, return"[1]
- Pelendur, a Steward of Gondor[5]
- peler, "fenced field", (similar to the Old English "tún")[3]
- Pelóri, "the fencing or defensive heights";[6] also known as the Mountains of Aman or Mountains of Defence
- peltas (noun; plural peltaxi[4]), "pivot"[1]
Sindarin
- gobel, "walled house or village, town"[3]
- pel, "fenced field", (similar to the Old English "tún")[3]
- ephel, "encircling fence" or "outer fence"[2]
- Pelargir, "Garth of Royal Ships";[6] the port on the river Anduin in southern Gondor
- Pelennor (and Pelennor Fields), "fenced land";[7] fertile land to the east of Minas Tirith
- pelthaes (noun; older form pelthaksa), "pivot"[1]
See Also
- cail, "(pointed) fence" (Sindarin)
- echor, "encircling", "outer ring" (Sindarin)
- iâth, "fence" (Sindarin)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien, The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entries PEL-
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry pel-
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien, The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entries PEL(ES)-
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Helge Kåre Fauskanger, Ardalambion, Quenya Wordlists
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Appendix A"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Index"