Q. Pelóri loc. “Mountain Wall, Fencing Heights”

Q. Pelóri, loc. “Mountain Wall, Fencing Heights”

The Mountains of Aman surrounding the land of the Valar (S/37). This name was translated as “Mountain Wall” (PE17/26) and “fencing or defensive heights” (WJ/403). It seem to be a combination of pelo “boundary (fence)” and the plural of oro “mountain”.

References ✧ LotRI/Mountain Wall; MR/18; MRI; PE17/26, 92; SA/pel; SI; TII; UTI; WJ/403; WJI

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pelo “boundary (fence)” ✧ PE17/92
oro “mount, mountain, hill” plural
PEL “fence, border, edge; bound, limit; go round, encircle” ✧ SA/pel

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