ethir
noun. mouth of a river, (lit.) outflow
ethir
noun. spy
ethir
noun. mouth (of a river), estuary
ethir
noun. spy
ethir anduin
place name. Mouths of Anduin
Mouth of the river Anduin (LotR/400), translated “Mouths of Anduin” in Tolkien’s “Unfinished Index” of The Lord of the Rings (RC/350). This name is a combination of ethir “river mouth” with the river name.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Ethir-andon, soon revised to N. Ethir-anduin, matching changes in the river name itself (TI/298).
Ethir Anduin
noun. mouths of great river (Anduin)
[His.] ed (“out”) + sîr (“flow, river”), and (“long”) + duin (“long and large river”) David Salo: ”dh and mh were liable to revert to d and m when they came to follow a nasal after syncope” TolkLang message 19.31.
amon ethir
place name. Hill of Spies
An artificial hill near Nargothrond from which the Elves could observe the surrounding country. It was translated “Hill of Spies” (S/217, WJ/149), a combination of amon “hill” and ethir “spy”.
Amon Ethir
noun. hill spy
amon (“hill, steep-sided mount”), [His.] ed (“out”) + tirn (“watcher”)
ethir
mouth of a river
ethir (outflow of a river, estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy". (noun):
ethir
estuary
ethir (mouth or outflow of a river), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "spy".
ethir
spy
(noun) ethir (no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath). Literally "out-watcher". Note: a homophone means "mouth/outflow of a river, estuary".
ethir
outflow of a river
ethir (mouth of a river, estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".
ethir
mouth of a river
(outflow of a river, estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".****
ethir
of a river
(estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".
ethir
spy
(no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath). Literally "out-watcher". Note: a homophone means "mouth/outflow of a river, estuary".
ethir
outflow of a river
(mouth of a river, estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".****
ethir
estuary
(mouth or outflow of a river), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "spy".
duin
noun. (long and large) river (having strong current)
sîr
noun. river
celon
river
(i gelon, o chelon), pl. celyn (pl. i chelyn)
duin
river
(long, large river with strong current) duin (i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin) (VT48:24)
duin
large river
(i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54); compare the river-name Anduin, ”long river”.
gobem
noun. mouth
lind
river
”singer” may also be used of rivers (see
sîr
river
1) (also = rill) sîr (i hîr, o sîr), in compounds sir- or -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”. 2) celon (i gelon, o chelon), pl. celyn (pl. i chelyn), 3) The word lind ”singer” may also be used of rivers (see . (WJ.309).
sîr
river
(i hîr, o sîr), in compounds sir- or -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”.
A noun for the mouth of a river or a river delta, glossed “outflow” in the Unfinished Index of The Lord of the Rings (RC/350; Ety/ET). It was a combination of primitive ✶et “out” and S. sîr “river” (SA/sîr; Ety/ET), where ts > th.
Conceptual Development: The word and its derivation first appeared as N. ethir in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/ET).