N. Erebor loc. “Lonely Mountain”

N. Erebor, loc. “Lonely Mountain”
See S. Erebor for discussion.

References ✧ SDI1/Erebor; TI/142, 306; TII; WRI

Glosses

Elements

ereb “isolated”
orod “mountain”

N. Dolereb loc. “Lonely Mt.”

Early name of S. Erebor from Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s glossed “Lonely Mt.” (TI/306). It is a combination of dôl “head, hill” and ereb “lonely”.

See S. Erebor for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/306; TII/Erebor

Glosses

Changes

Elements

dôl “head, hill”
ereb “isolated”

N. Erebras loc. “Lonely Mountain”

Earlier name for Erebor appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/ERE), a combination of ereb “isolated” and the lenited form of rhas “horn”.

Reference ✧ EtyAC/ERE ✧ “Lonely Mountain”

Elements

ereb “isolated” ✧ Ety/ERE
rhas “horn [of both animals and mountains]” soft-mutation ✧ EtyAC/ERE (ras)