hithaeglir

 name. hithaeglir, the misty mountains

Misty mountains; hîth (“mist, fog”) + aeg (S aegas “mountain peak”) + lîr (“range, row”)

hithaeglir

place name. Misty Mountains, (lit.) Line of Misty Peaks

Sindarin name of the Misty Mountains (Let/180), more literally “Line of Misty Peaks” (RC/11), a combination of hîth “mist” (SA/hîth) and aeglir “range of mountain peaks”.

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Eredhithui, with Hithdilias written above it (TI/124).

Changes

• Hithaiglir → Hithaeglir ✧ VT42/11

Elements

Word	Gloss
hîth	“mist”
aeglir	“line of peaks, line of peaks, [N.] range of mountain peaks; [ᴱN.] peak, mountain top”

Variations

• Hithaiglir ✧ VT42/11 (Hithaiglir)