deloth

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deloth is a Sindarin word meaning "abhorrence".[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Noldorin deloth/delos ("abhorrence, detestation, loathing") comes from roots DYEL + GOS.[2]

Examples[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry del
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "DYEL"