(noun) 1) dagor (i nagor, o ndagor), analogical pl. degyr (i ndegyr), coll. pl. dagorath. Archaic dagr, so we might have expected dagrath as the coll. pl.; dagorath would be an analogical formation. 2) (battle of two or a few, not a general host) maeth (i vaeth) (fight), no distinct pl. except with article (i maeth). 3) auth (war), pl. oeth, coll. pl. othath. Note: a homophone means "dim shape, apparition".
Sindarin
dagor
noun. battle
dagor
noun. battle
Derivations
- √NDAK “hew, slay, slay; hew” ✧ SA/dagor
Element in
- S. Dagor Aglareb “Glorious Battle” ✧ S/115
- S. Dagor Arnediad “Battle of Unnumbered Tears”
- S. Dagor Bragollach “Battle of Sudden Flame” ✧ S/151
- S. Dagor Dagorath “*Battle of All Battles”
- S. Dagorlad “Battle-plain” ✧ S/292
- S. Dagorlind “Singer in Battle”
- S. Dagor-nuin-Giliath “Battle-under-Stars” ✧ S/106
- ᴺS. dagras “slaughter”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √ndak- > dagor [ndakro] > [dakro] > [dakr] > [dagr] > [dagor] ✧ SA/dagor Variations
- Dagor ✧ S/106; S/115; S/151; S/292
auth
battle
dagor
battle
dagor
battle
(i nagor, o ndagor), analogical pl. degyr (i ndegyr), coll. pl. dagorath. Archaic dagr, so we might have expected dagrath as the coll. pl.; dagorath would be an analogical formation.
maeth
battle
(i vaeth) (fight), no distinct pl. except with article (i maeth).
dagra
battle
(verb, "do battle, make war") dagra- (i nagra, i ndagrar), also dagrada- (i nagrada, i ndagradar)
dagra
battle
(i nagra, i ndagrar), also dagrada- (i nagrada, i ndagradar)
hûl
cry of encouragement in battle
(i chûl, o chûl, construct hul), pl. huil (i chuil)
(war), pl. oeth, coll. pl. othath. Note: a homophone means "dim shape, apparition".