aros
place name. Aros
Element in
- S. Arossiach “Ford(s) of Aros” ✧ S/121
Aros
Aros (name)
The word Aros, derived from the Elvish root YAR- ("blood"), is said to be a "name of river with reddish water". The Noldorin form of the word was iaros.
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aros
place name. Aros
A river in Doriath described as “a river with reddish water” (Ety/YAR). This name seems to include a variant of arn “red” or perhaps the root ᴹ√YAR, combined with the suffix -os “land” also seen in thalos.
Cognates
- N. Iaros ✧ Ety/YAR
Elements
Word Gloss arn “red” -os “abstract ending”
aros
place name. Aros
A river in southern Doriath (S/121). The meaning of this name is unclear.
Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, where the name G. Aros appeared (LT2/236). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, Tolkien designated this name as Ilkorin Aros, related to the adjective Ilk. arn “red” due to the colour of its waters (Ety/YAR). Since Tolkien abandoned the Ilkorin language, it is unclear what the meaning of this name would have been in his later writings.