ost
ost is a Sindarin word, meaning "fort, citadel".[1]
[edit] Examples
- Angrenost = "Iron Fortress"
- Belegost = "Mighty Fortress", Mickleburg
- Carchost
- Narchost
- Osgiliath
- Fornost = "Northern Fortress"
[edit] Cognates
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 232 (citing from the Unfinished index)