gobel is a noun meaning "walled (fortified) settlement" in Sindarin.
Etymology
The word contains the element pel "encircle".[1]
See also the collective prefix go-.
Examples
- Amon Obel = "Hill of the Walled Settlement"
- Rhosgobel = "Brownhay"
- Tavrobel = Great Haywood
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry PEL(ES)
- Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis