S. Calenhad loc. “Green Space”
One of the beacon hills of Gondor (LotR/747), translated “Green Space” and a combination of calen “green” and the lenited form -had of sad “place” (VT42/19), though Tolkien said its final element could also be sâdh “sward, turf” (VT42/20).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this hill was named N. Calenhad when it first appeared (WR/233).
References ✧ LotRI; UTI; VT42/19-20
Glosses
Elements
| calen | “green; fresh, vigorous; †bright” | ✧ VT42/19 | |
| sad | “place, spot” | soft-mutation | ✧ UTI/Calenhad (had); VT42/19 (-had) |
| sâdh | “sward, turf” | soft-mutation | ✧ VT42/20 (-hadh, possibly) |
N. Calenhad loc.
References ✧ WR/233; WRI
Elements
| calen | “green, (orig.) bright-coloured” | |
| *sad | “*place” | soft-mutation |