barad is Sindarin for "tower, fortress".[1] The plural is beraid.[2]
Etymology
Examples
- Barad-dûr = "Dark Tower"
- Emyn Beraid = "Tower Hills"
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 351 (glossed as Noldorin)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", barad