vanda

prison, hell

[vanda] (2) noun "prison, Hell" (cf. Angavanda). (VT45:6; this word was apparently rejected in favour of mando)

gador

dungeon

gador (i **ador) (prison), analogical pl. gedyr (i ngedyr = i ñedyr). Archaic gadr**.

gador

dungeon

(i ’ador) (prison), analogical pl. gedyr (i ngedyr = i ñedyr). Archaic gadr.

gador

prison

(i ’ador) (dungeon), analogical pl. gedyr (i ngedyr = i ñedyr). Archaic gadr.

band

prison

1) band (i mand, o mband; construct ban) (custody, safekeeping, duress, doom, hell), pl. baind (i mbaind), coll. pl. bannath; 2) gador (i **ador) (dungeon), analogical pl. gedyr (i ngedyr = i ñedyr). Archaic gadr**.

band

prison

(i mand, o mband; construct ban) (custody, safekeeping, duress, doom, hell), pl. baind (i mbaind), coll. pl. bannath

gador

noun. prison, dungeon

gador

noun. prison, dungeon

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “prison, dungeon” derived from the ᴹ√GAT(H) (Ety/GAT(H)).

Neo-Sindarin: Another derivative of this root was N. gath “cavern”, also appearing as the initial element of the name N. Doriath “Land of the Cave”. In later writings S. Doriath was redefined as “Land of the Fence” with final element S. iath “fence” (WJ/370), so the root ᴹ√GAT(H) was probably abandoned. However, I think gador “prison” may be salvaged as a derivative of the root ᴹ√GAT “catch” instead.

Derivations

• ᴹ√GAT(H) “*cave” ✧ Ety/GAT(H)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GAT(H) > gadr > gador	[gatro] > [gatr] > [gadr] > [gador]	✧ Ety/GAT(H)

gadr

noun. prison, dungeon