topon. 'Lonely land'. A Silvan name.
Quenya
ravanda
wilderness
hravanda
noun. wilderness
Elements
Word Gloss hráva “wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed”
ravanda
wilderness
hravanda
noun. wilderness
Elements
Word Gloss hráva “wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed”
Eriador
'Lonely land'
topon. 'Lonely land'. A Silvan name.
eriador
place name. Lonely Land
The region of northwestern Middle-earth containing the Shire (LotR/3, 174). This name was translated “Lonely Land” (PE17/28), also said to be equivalent to “wilderness” (VT42/4). This name is a combination of the ancient forms ✶eryā “isolated, lonely” and ✶ndorē, the second of which developed into S. dôr “land” (SA/dôr, PE17/28, VT42/4).
Possible Etymology: The phonetic development of this name is problematic. If it developed directly from an ancient compound ✶eryā-ndōrē, the [[s|medial [nd] would become [nn]]], as with Ennor < ✶endōrē < ✶ened-ndōrē (LotR/1115), producing ✱✱Eriannor. If it were a late compound, however, its initial element would be the Sindarin form S. air “lonely” < ✶eryā (PE17/28). Most likely the word is of archaic origin, but its final element was changed by analogy with other words containing dôr, as indicated in a note by Tolkien from 1953 (VT42/4). Alternately, in at least one place Tolkien said Eriador was a “Silvan” name (PE17/28), so perhaps it underwent different phonetic development than the Sindarin of Beleriand.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Eriador (TI/455).
Elements
Word Gloss eryā “isolated, lonely” dôr “land, land, [N.] region where certain people live, [ᴱN.] country; [G.] people of the land”
rhovan
noun. wilderness
Eriador
Lonely land or Wilderness
There are at least two, slightly different, versions of the etymology of Eriador: Eriador as Sindarin (derived from Noldorin), whose derivation is quoted by Carl F. Hostetter from an unnamed note dated 1949-53. This explains that Eriador is derived from eryā, "isolated, lonely" and dor, "land", thereby translating Eriador as "wilderness". In another manuscript, Tolkien stated that Eriador was a Silvan Elvish name, meaning "Lonely land" (deriving from *eryā, S eir, air).
Both translations are noticeably similar to the "Lone-lands" mentioned in The Hobbit; it is unknown whether they are the same or simply coincidental.
eriador
wilderness
(a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.
rhovannor
wilderness
1) rhovannor (?i throvannor or ?i rovannor the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10); 2) Eriador (a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.; 3) gwaith (i **waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith). 4) loss (construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth**] and ”fallen snow”.)
rhovannor
wilderness
(?i throvannor or ?i rovannor – the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10)
gwaith
wilderness
(i ’waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith).
loss
wilderness
(construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth] and ”fallen snow”.)
roban
noun. wilderness
Derivations
- √DROB “*wild” ✧ PE17/099
Derivatives
- S. rhovan “wilderness; wild beast” ✧ PE17/099
Element in
- ✶Droban-yon “*Wilderland” ✧ PE17/099
eriador
place name. Eriador
rhofannor
place name. Wilderness
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ravanda “wilderness” ✧ EtyAC/RAB
Elements
Word Gloss rhofan “wilderness” dôr “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” Variations
- rhofannor ✧ EtyAC/RAB
rhofan
noun. wilderness
rhofan
noun. wilderness
Derivations
- ᴹ√RAB “*wild” ✧ Ety/RAB
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√RAB > rhofan [rābana] > [rǭbana] > [roubana] > [rouvana] > [rauvana] > [rauvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan] ✧ Ety/RAB
lhoss
noun. wilderness
Derivations
- ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/LUS
Element in
- N. lothren “wild, waste”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LUS > lhoss [lusse] > [losse] > [loss] > [l̥oss] ✧ Ety/LUS
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
ravanda
noun. wilderness
Cognates
- N. Rhofannor “Wilderness” ✧ EtyAC/RAB
?ravanda noun?, a form cited by Tolkien to elucidate the Noldorin word rhofan "wilderness"; it is not clear whether ravanda is meant as a Quenya cognate or just as an etymological (Old Noldorin?) form (VT46:10)