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Gloss of the hour
tar calimos
place name. *Royal Bright City
Variations
- Tar Kalimos ✧ PM/145 (
Tar Kalimos); PMI/Tar Kalimos (Tar Kalimos); SDI2/Tar KalimosChanges
Tar Kalimos→ Armenelos ✧ PM/145Tar Kalimos→ Armenelos ✧ PMI/Tar KalimosElements
Word Gloss tar- “high, high; [ᴹQ.] king or queen (in compounds)” calima “bright, luminous” osto “fortress, stronghold, strong place, fortress, stronghold, strong place; [ᴹQ.] city, town with wall round”
Phrase of the day
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Alae! Ered en Echoriath, ered e·mbar nín!
Voronwë's cry upon approaching Gondolin.
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