orcrist

proper name. Orc-cleaver

Thorin’s sword (LotR/280), a compound of orch “Orc” and crist “cleaver”.

Conceptual Development: This name appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as N. Orchrist (Ety/RIS¹).

Elements

Word	Gloss
orch	“Orc, Orc, [N.] goblin”
crist	“cleaver, cleaver; [N.] sword; [G.] knife; slash, slice”

Orcrist

Orcrist

Orcrist is Sindarin for "goblin-cleaver". In the Etymologies, the name Orchrist is said to be a "sword-name", related to Noldorin risto ("rend, rip"), derived from the root RIS ("slash, rip").