gorgoroth

place name. Deadly Fear

Changes

• Gorgor → Gorgoroth ✧ SD/023

Derivations

• ᴹ✶gor-ngoroth “deadly fear” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH

Element in

• N. Ered Orgoroth “Mountains of Terror” ✧ LR/298
• N. Fuin Gorgoroth “*Night of Deadly Fear” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
• N. di ngorgoros “*in deadly fear” ✧ EtyAC/NDI

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶gor-ngoroth > Gorgoroth	[gorŋgoroth] > [gorgoroth]	✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH

Variations

• Gorgor ✧ SD/022 (Gorgor); SDI1/Gorgor; WRI/Gorgor

gosta-

verb. to fear exceedingly

del

noun. fear, disgust, loathing, horror