Gonnhirrim

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Gonnhirrim Sindarin "Masters of Stone" was a name for the Dwarves.[1]

Etymology

The word consists of gond ("stone") + hîr ("lord, master") + the ending -rim ("people").[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entries gond & heru