mengas dûr

place name. ?Dark Gap in the Way

Rejected precursor to Cabed-en-Aras (WJ/156). The meaning of this name is unclear, but it might be a combination of men “road, way”, [N.] gas “gap” and dûr “dark”, perhaps meaning “✱Dark Gap in the Way” (as suggested by David Salo, GS/384).

Changes

• Mengas Dûr → Cabad-en-Aras ✧ WJ/156
• Mengas Dûr → Cabed-en-Aras ✧ WJI/Cabed-en-Aras

Elements

Word	Gloss
men	“road, way, road, way; [N.] *place”
gas	“hole, gap”
dûr	“dark (with evil implications), gloomy, hellish”