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is a
Sindarin
word, meaning "fort, citadel".
[1]
Examples
Angrenost
= "Iron Fortress"
Belegost
= "Mighty Fortress",
Mickleburg
Carchost
Narchost
Osgiliath
Fornost
= "Northern Fortress"
Cognates
Quenya
osto
References
↑
J.R.R. Tolkien
, "
Unfinished index for
The Lord of the Rings
", in
Wayne G. Hammond
and
Christina Scull
(eds),
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
, p. 232
Last modified
21 May 2021
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Cognates
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