_ n. _outer wall or fence. . This gloss was rejected.
Sindarin
ephel
noun. outer fence, encircling fence
ephel
noun. surrounding ring
ephel
outer wall or fence
ephel
noun. outer fence, surrounding ring
Cognates
- ᴺQ. ettelë “outer fence, encircling fence”
Derivations
- ✶et-pel “outer fence” ✧ PE17/065; SA/pel
Element in
- S. Ephel Brandir “Encircling Fence of Brandir” ✧ SA/pel
- S. Ephel Dúath “Mountains of Shadow; (lit.) Fence of Shadow” ✧ SA/pel
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶et-pel > eppel > ephel [etpel] > [eppel] > [eppʰel] > [eɸɸel] > [effel] ✧ PE17/065 Variations
- Ephel ✧ LotR/1114
iath
noun. fence
iath
noun. fence
Element in
Variations
- iâth ✧ SA/iâth; UTI/Doriath
- Iâth ✧ SI/Doriath; WJ/370; WJI/Iathrim
iâth
noun. fence
iâth
noun. fence
cail
noun. fence or palisade of spikes and sharp stakes
ephel
encircling fence
(outer fence) ephel (pl. ephil)
ephel
outer fence
(encircling fence) ephel (pl. ephil)
iâd
noun. fence
iâth
fence
(noun) 1) iâth (construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid. 2) lest (girdle, boundary), pl. list, 3) (outer/encircling fence) ephel (pl. ephil), 4) (with spikes and sharp stakes) cail (i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).
thora
fence
(verb) *thora- (the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).
_ n. _surrounding ring.