S. Imladris loc. “Rivendell, (lit.) Deep Dale of the Cleft”
Sindarin name of Rivendell (LotR/657), a combination of imlad “deep valley” and riss “cleft” (PE17/87), so literally “Deep Dale of the Cleft” (RC/482).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Imlad-ril (rejected) >> Imladrist (TI/120), but was soon revised to Imladris (TI/146), a form that also appeared in The Etymologies with essentially the same derivation as given above (Ety/RIS²).
References ✧ LotR/657, 1134; LotRI; PE17/87; PM/44; PMI; RC/774; RGEO/62; S/288; SA/lad, ris; SI; UTI; VT47/14
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| imlad | “deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides, gap, gully” | ✧ PE17/87; SA/lad; VT47/14 | |
| riss | “cleft; cleft, cloven, separate” | ✧ PE17/87 | |
| √RIS | “cut, cleave” | ✧ SA/ris | |
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N. Imladris(t) loc. “Rivendell”
References ✧ Ety/RIS²; LRI/Imladris(t); PE22/127; PM/44; PMI/Imladris; TI/120, 124, 128, 146; TII/Imladris; WRI
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| imlad | “dell, deep vale, glen” | ✧ PE22/127 (im(b)lad) | |
| rhis | “ravine” | soft-mutation | ✧ Ety/RIS² |
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