Husband of Ailinel (UT/210). His name seems to be a compound of orchal “tall” and -dor “lord”.
Conceptual Development: Some similar names appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s: N. Orchelanath and (rejected) Orchallamath (EtyAC/KHAL², MBAT(H)).
orch
Orc
orch
noun. Orc, Orc, [N.] goblin
orch
noun. Goblin, Orc
orchaldor
masculine name. *Tall Lord
Husband of Ailinel (UT/210). His name seems to be a compound of orchal “tall” and -dor “lord”.
Conceptual Development: Some similar names appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s: N. Orchelanath and (rejected) Orchallamath (EtyAC/KHAL², MBAT(H)).
orchal
adjective. superior, lofty, eminent
In his article Probable errors in the Etymologies, Helge Fauskanger lists orchel as a misreading, following Christopher Tolkien's note admitting that the e is uncertain. However, though orchal is attested in WJ/305, it does not necessarily mean that the form orchel is incorrect. It might be constructed by analogy with words such as hathol "axe" (from WJ/234 and the name of a Númenórean, Hatholdir, UT:444), which is also found as hathal (in Hathaldir, name of a companion of Barahir, LR/433, untranslated but conceivably cognate) and hathel (LR/389). Without entering into the details, such words end with a syllabic consonant (as in English "people"), and several vocalizations are apparently possible in Sindarin. The epenthetical vowel is generally o, but it seems that a or e are also allowed. Regarding orchal, its origin is of course different, as it is a compound word where the second element clearly derives from KHAL, but it may have been assimilated, later, to this class of words by analogy. We may therefore consider that orchel is a perfectly valid dialectal variant
orchal
adjective. tall
In his article Probable errors in the Etymologies, Helge Fauskanger lists orchel as a misreading, following Christopher Tolkien's note admitting that the e is uncertain. However, though orchal is attested in WJ/305, it does not necessarily mean that the form orchel is incorrect. It might be constructed by analogy with words such as hathol "axe" (from WJ/234 and the name of a Númenórean, Hatholdir, UT:444), which is also found as hathal (in Hathaldir, name of a companion of Barahir, LR/433, untranslated but conceivably cognate) and hathel (LR/389). Without entering into the details, such words end with a syllabic consonant (as in English "people"), and several vocalizations are apparently possible in Sindarin. The epenthetical vowel is generally o, but it seems that a or e are also allowed. Regarding orchal, its origin is of course different, as it is a compound word where the second element clearly derives from KHAL, but it may have been assimilated, later, to this class of words by analogy. We may therefore consider that orchel is a perfectly valid dialectal variant
orchal
adjective. tall, tall; [N.] superior, eminent, lofty
orchorod
place name. High Mountain Circle
orchoth
noun. the Orcs (as a race)
orch
orc
orch (pl. yrch**, archaic †yrchy, coll. pl. orchoth). (RGEO:66, Names:171, Letters:178, MR:195; WJ:390-91, VT46:7). Other terms: 1) urug (monster, bogey), pl. yryg, 2) glamog (i **lamog), pl. glemyg (in glemyg) (WJ:391), 3) ”
orch
orc
(pl. yrch, archaic †yrchy, coll. pl. orchoth). (RGEO:66, Names:171, Letters:178, MR:195; WJ:390-91, VT46:7). Other terms: 1) urug (monster, bogey), pl. yryg, 2) glamog (i ’lamog), pl. glemyg (in glemyg) (WJ:391), 3) ”
Orchaldor
Orchaldor
Orchaldor's name is Sindarin and appears to mean "Eminent Man" (from the word orchal, 'superior', and the masculine suffix -dor).
orchall
eminent
1) orchall (lofty, superior), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail), 2) raud (high, noble), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. Also used as noun ”champion, eminent man, [a] noble”: raud, pl. roed (idh roed), coll. pl. rodath.
orchall
superior
orchall (lofty, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail)
orchall
lofty
(superior, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail)
orchall
eminent
(lofty, superior), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail)
orchall
superior
(lofty, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail)
orchen
noun. dandelion, (lit.) day-eye
glamog
noun. orc
erchion
adjective. orchish
arth
lofty
1) arth (noble, exalted), pl. erth, 2) brand (high, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind, 3) orchall (superior, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail), 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
glamog
noun. an Orc, "a yelling one"
urug
noun. Orc (rarely used)
urug
noun. "bogey", anything that caused fear to the Elves, any dubious shape or shadow, or prowling creature
arod
adjective. tall
_ adj. _tall, eminent. Q. aratā.
glamhoth
noun. barbaric host of Orcs
raud
tall
raud
lofty
taer
lofty
adj. lofty. Q. tāra.
taer
adjective. lofty, lofty, *high
arth
lofty
(noble, exalted), pl. erth
brand
lofty
(high, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind
glam
body of orcs
(i ’lam) (din, uproar, tumult, confused yelling of beasts; shouting, confused noise), pl. glaim (in glaim), coll. pl. glammath
glamhoth
host of tumult
(a term for Orcs, also translated ”Yelling-horde”). (UT:54, MR:109, 195;
orn
tall
(pl. yrn). Note: a homophone of the latter means ”tree”.
raud
eminent
(high, noble), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. Also used as noun ”champion, eminent man, [a] noble”: raud, pl. roed (idh roed), coll. pl. rodath.****
taur
lofty
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
tond
tall
1) tond (lenited dond; pl. tynd), 2) †orn (pl. yrn). Note: a homophone of the latter means ”tree”.
tond
adjective. tall
tond
tall
(lenited dond; pl. tynd)
pl1. yrch, pl2. orchoth** ** n. Orc. Nand. ūriſ.