(lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. ✱görthib).
Quenya
norta
horrible
Sindarin
gortheb
adjective. horrible
gorthob
adjective. horrible
Element in
- S. Nan Dungortheb “Valley of Dreadful Death”
Elements
Word Gloss goroth “horror, dread” -eb “adjective suffix”
gortheb
horrible
deleb
horrible
1) deleb (abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib. 2) gortheb (lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. *görthib).
deleb
horrible
(abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib.
Primitive elvish
urkā
adjective. horrible
Derivations
- √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389
Derivatives
Noldorin
deleb
adjective. horrible, abominable, loathsome
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Westron
balc
adjective. horrible
Element in
- S. Balchoth “*Horrible-horde” ✧ UT/313
Qenya
norta
adjective. horrible
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑGÓROTH > norta [ŋgorta] > [ŋorta] > [norta] ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
Doriathrin
ngorthin
adjective. horrible
A Doriathrin adjective meaning “horrible”, a combination of ngorth “horror” with the adjective suffix -in (Ety/ÑGOROTH).
Element in
- Ilk. Nan Dungorthin “Vale of Black Horror” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
Elements
Word Gloss ngorth “horror” -en “adjectival suffix”
Early Noldorin
barcheb
adjective. horrible
Changes
barchol→ barcheb “terrible” ✧ PE13/138Variations
- barchol ✧ PE13/138 (
barchol)
norta (ñ) (2) adj. "horrible" _(VT46:4. In Tengwar writing, the initial N would be represented by the letter noldo, not númen.)_