S. Orcrist pn. “Orc-cleaver”

S. Orcrist, pn. “Orc-cleaver”

Thorin’s sword (LotR/280), a compound of orch “Orc” and crist “cleaver”.

Conceptual Development: This name appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as N. Orchrist (Ety/RIS¹).

References ✧ LotRI; SA/ris; SDI1/Orcrist; WRI

Glosses

Elements

orch “Orc”
crist “cleaver” ✧ SA/ris

N. Orchrist pn.

See S. Orcrist for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/RIS¹

Elements

orch “goblin”
crist “cleaver, sword”
ᴹ√RIS “slash, rip” ✧ Ety/RIS¹