beleg (“great, mighty”) + ost (“fortress”)
Quenya
túrosto
place name. Mickleburg, (lit.) Great Fortress
Cognates
- Kh. Gabilgathol “Great Fortress” ✧ WJ/389
- S. Belegost “Mickleburg, (lit.) Great Fortress” ✧ WJI/Belegost; WJI/Turosto
Elements
Word Gloss TUR “dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong” osto “fortress, stronghold, strong place, fortress, stronghold, strong place; [ᴹQ.] city, town with wall round”
Quenya name of Belegost (WJ/389). Its first element is a derivative of the root √TUR “strong” and the second element is osto “fortress”.