beleghir

place name. Great River

Precursor to the river name Anduin appearing in the Lord of the Rings from the 1940s (RS/410), a combination of beleg “great” and the lenited form of sîr “river”.

Changes

• Beleghir → Anduin “Great River” ✧ RS/410

Elements

Word	Gloss
beleg	“great, large”
sîr	“river”

anduin

place name. Great River

Changes

• Andon → Anduin ✧ TI/298

Element in

• N. Ethir-anduin

Elements

Word	Gloss
ann	“long”
duin	“water, river”

Variations

• Andon ✧ TI/298; TII/Anduin