Sindarin 

Brithombar

noun. land of river Brithon

Brithon (name of the river “pebbly” [HKF]) + (m-)bar (“dwell, inhabit”)

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brithombar

place name. *Brithon Home

A haven at the mouth of the river Brithon in Beleriand (S/120), a combination of the river name with bâr “home” (SA/brith, bar), hence “✱Brithon Home”.

Conceptual Development: This name appeared in the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/227, LR/180). In The Etymologies, the name Ilk. Brithombar was designated Ilkorin (Ety/BIRÍT), with a derivation probably similar to the above. In the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60 it was named Brithonbar with an n (WJ/380), but this may simply have been a slip.

Elements

WordGloss
Brithon“Pebbly”
bâr“house, dwelling, home, house, dwelling, home; [N.] earth”

Variations

  • Brithonbar ✧ WJI/Brithombar
Sindarin [LT1I/Brithombar; MRI/Brithombar; SA/bar; SA/brith; SI/Brithombar; UT/054; UTI/Brithombar; WJI/Brithombar] Group: Eldamo. Published by