Noldorin 

narch

place name. Narch

According to Christopher Tolkien, this was the initial name of the valley of Udûn in Mordor (SD/34), also appearing as Narch Udûn (WR/438). This name seems to have the same word narch seen in Narchost (the second of the Towers of the Teeth), but it isn’t clear whether J.R.R. Tolkien intended these names to be related.

Changes

  • NarchUdûn ✧ SD/034
  • Narch UdûnUdûn ✧ WRI/Narch Udûn

Elements

WordGloss
narch“*bitter-biting”

Variations

  • Narch Udûn ✧ WRI/Narch Udûn
Noldorin [SD/034; SDI1/Narch; WRI/Narch Udûn] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narch

adjective. *bitter-biting

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NARAK “tear, rend (tr. and intr.)”

Element in

naeth

noun. biting

Noldorin [Elu-naeth WJ/258, Ety/374-375] Group: SINDICT. Published by

naeth

noun. woe (gets sense of gnashing teeth in grief)

Noldorin [Elu-naeth WJ/258, Ety/374-375] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nag-

verb. to bite

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