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'''''oron''''' is an archaic/poetic (†) [[Sindarin]] word glossed as "[[trees|tree]]".<ref name=PE1>{{PE|17}}, pp. 89, 153</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also experimented with the form ''oronī'' ("trees?").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 33</ref> | '''''oron''''' is an archaic/poetic (†) [[Sindarin]] word glossed as "[[trees|tree]]".<ref name=PE1>{{PE|17}}, pp. 89, 153</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also experimented with the form ''oronī'' ("trees?").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 33</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Although not an attested derivative, the word can likely be connected to [[Sundocarme|root]] [[OR|ŌR/RO]] ("rise up, go high").<ref name=L347>{{L|347}}, p. 426 (root appearing as "√ŌR/RO")</ref> | Although not an attested derivative, the word can likely be connected to [[Sundocarme|root]] [[OR|ŌR/RO]] ("rise up, go high").<ref name=L347>{{L|347}}, p. 426 (root appearing as "√ŌR/RO")</ref> | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
* [[Lebethron]]<ref name=PE1/> | * [[Lebethron]]<ref name=PE1/> |
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Sindarin
oron is an archaic/poetic (†) Sindarin word glossed as "tree".[1] Tolkien also experimented with the form oronī ("trees?").[2]
Etymology
Although not an attested derivative, the word can likely be connected to root ŌR/RO ("rise up, go high").[3]
Examples
See also
- Sindarin eryn
- Sindarin orn
- Orophin#Etymology
Quenya
oron (pl. oronti) is a Quenya word meaning "mountain".[4]
Etymology
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 89, 153
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 33
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 426 (root appearing as "√ŌR/RO")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 379