redhos

noun. land

bar(n)a-

verb. to dwell in (a land), till (land)

A verb appearing as G. {bartha- >>} bara- or barna- “dwell in, till (tr.)” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/21), clearly derived from the early root ᴱ√MBARA “dwell, live” (QL/63). Its gloss is followed by a parenthentical comment “(land)”. Likely the original sense was “dwell in (a land)”, and from there it gained the sense “✱prepare a land for dwelling” = “till (land), ✱cultivate”.

Neo-Sindarin: Since √MBAR continues to appear in Tolkien’s later writings, for purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would retain transitive ᴺS. barna- “to till (land), ✱cultivate” with an original sense “to dwell in (a land)”. Given this verb’s association with cultivation, however, I would use the later verb [N.] dortha- as the primary verb for “to dwell, stay, settle, ✱live (in a place)” (Ety/NDOR).

dor-na-dhaideloth

place name. [Land of] Heaven Roof

dor-tathrin

place name. Land of Willows

dor athro

place name. Land Beyond

dor faidwen

place name. Land of Release

dôr

noun. land, country (inhabited), people of the land

garioth

place name. Land of Shade

gwalien

place name. Land of the Valar

mathusdor

place name. *Twilight Land

nan tathrin

place name. Land of Willows

dor lómin

place name. Land of Shadow

nan dumgorthin

place name. Land of the Dark Idols

bardha

noun. realm