lest

noun. girdle

lest

noun. girdle, girdle, *belt

An element in the name Lest Melian “Girdle of Melian” for the magical barrier around Doriath (WJ/228).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would also use this word for “✱belt”.

Cognates

• Q. lesta “*girdle”

Element in

• S. Lest Melian “Girdle of Melian” ✧ WJ/228

Variations

• Lest ✧ WJ/228

cail

noun. fence or palisade of spikes and sharp stakes

iath

noun. fence

iath

noun. fence

Element in

• S. Doriath “Land of the Fence” ✧ SA/iâth; SI/Doriath; UTI/Doriath; WJ/370; WJI/Iathrim
• S. Echoriath “Encircling Mountains, (lit.) Encircling Fence” ✧ SA/echor
• S. Iathrim “*People of the Fence” ✧ WJ/378; WJI/Iathrim

Variations

• iâth ✧ SA/iâth; UTI/Doriath
• Iâth ✧ SI/Doriath; WJ/370; WJI/Iathrim

taeg

noun. boundary, limit, boundary line

ephel

noun. outer fence, encircling fence

gland

noun. boundary

glann

noun. boundary

iâth

noun. fence

iâth

noun. fence

glan(n)

noun. boundary

Cognates

• Q. landa “boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Derivations

• √(G)LAN “rim, edge, border, boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Element in

• S. glandagol “boundary mark” ✧ VT42/08
• S. Glanduin “Border-river” ✧ VT42/08
• S. Glanhír “Boundary Stream”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√(G)LAN > glan	[glanda] > [gland] > [glann]	✧ VT42/08
√(G)LAN > gland > glann	[glanda] > [gland] > [glann]	✧ VT42/08

Variations

• glan ✧ VT42/08
• glann ✧ VT42/08

lest

boundary

(girdle, fence), pl. list

lest

fence

(girdle, boundary), pl. list

lest

girdle

lest (boundary, fence), pl. list

lest

girdle

(boundary, fence), pl. list

cail

fence

(i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).

taeg

boundary, boundary line

(i daeg, o thaeg) (limit), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaeg)

ephel

fence

(pl. ephil)

gland

boundary

1) gland (i **land, construct glan), pl. glaind (i glaind), coll. pl. glannath, 2) lest (girdle, fence), pl. list**; 3)

gland

boundary

(i ’land, construct glan), pl. glaind (i glaind), coll. pl. glannath

iâd

noun. fence

iâth

fence

(noun) 1) iâth (construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid. 2) lest (girdle, boundary), pl. list, 3) (outer/encircling fence) ephel (pl. ephil), 4) (with spikes and sharp stakes) cail (i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).

iâth

fence

(construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid.

pêl

fence, fenced field

(i bêl, construct pel) (enclosure, garth), pl. peli (i pheli), the latter forms reflecting the stem pele- (root PEL(ES), LR:380)

thora

fence

(verb) *thora- (the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).

thora

fence

(the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).

thangail

shield fence

(shield wall). No distinct pl. form? (UT:281)