cirith forn en andrath

place name. High-Climbing Pass of the North

Sindarin name of the High Pass over the Misty Mountains that Bilbo and the Dwarves followed on their Quest to Erebor (UT/271, 278 note #4). This name is a combination of cirith “cleft, pass”, forn “north”, en “of the” and Andrath “Long Climb”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
cirith	“cleft, ravine, defile, cleft, ravine, defile, [N.] pass”
forn	“north, north, [N.] right”
en	“of the”
Andrath	“Long Climb”