S. fennas n. “great door, doorway, gateway” (Category: Door, Gate)
A word that Tolkien variously glossed as “great door”, “doorway”, and “gateway” (PE17/45; RGEO/67). It is an elaboration of fen(n) “door” (PE17/45). The word fennas appeared in the Moria Gate Spell: fennas nogothrim, lasto beth lammen “doorway of the Dwarf-folk listen to the word of my tongue” (LotR/307; PE17/45).
References ✧ LotR/307; PE17/45; RGEO/67
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| fend | “door” | ✧ PE17/45 (fen) |
| #-as | “abstract noun” |
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