osforod

place name. Northburg

An earlier name for S. Fornost that appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/120, 129). It seems to be a combination of ost “city” and forod “north”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.17).

Changes

• Osforod → Fornobel “North Burg” ✧ TI/147
• Osforod → Fornobel “Northburg” ✧ TI/304

Elements

Word	Gloss
ost	“city, town (with wall round)”
forod	“north”