malariandë

place name. Beleriand

valariandë

place name. Beleriand

The genitive form Malariando “of Beleriand” was given as the Quenya translation of S. Beleriand appearing in linguistic notes from the 1950s (PE21/78). This form implies that primitively the initial form of this name began with mb-, but that concept is not well supported by other evidence. The lenited form of S. Beleriand consistently had an initial V- (VT50/18, LR/202), making Valariandë is a more probable Quenya form of this name.

Conceptual Development: The (ᴹQ) genitive form Valarianden appeared in an alternate title for the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/202). In linguistic notes from the 1940s, this name appeared as Veleriande (PE22/126), but the use of e in this form means it is most likely a direct adapation of the Noldorin name.

Cognates

• S. Beleriand “Country of Balar” ✧ PE21/78

Element in

• Q. Sindar i Eldar Malariando “Grey are the Elves of Beleriand” ✧ PE21/78

Ossiriand

noun. land of seven rivers

od (from odog, Q otso “seven”) + sîr (“river”) + and (commonly used suffix in the names of regions and countries)

Ossiriand

place name. 'Land of Seven Rivers'

topon. 'Land of Seven Rivers'.

ossiriand

place name. Land of Seven Rivers

A region in eastern Beleriand translated Ossiriand glossed “Land of Seven Rivers” (S/94), a reduction of primitive otoso “seven” combined with sîr “river” and the suffix -ian(d) “-land” (RC/384).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name first appeared as Assariad (SM/133) and on early maps as Ossiriath “of the Seven Rivers” (SM/233), but was soon revised to N. Ossiriand “Land of Seven Streams” (SM/116), the form it retained thereafter. Later in the 1930s its gloss was changed to “Land of Seven Rivers” (LR/128).

Elements

Word	Gloss
otoso	“seven”
sîr	“river, stream”
-ian(d)	“-land, country”

dúnedhel

beleriand, elf of

(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*) (WJ:378, 386)*

heculbar

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

• Q. Hecelmar “*Home of the Hecel” ✧ WJI/Hecelloi; WJ/365; WJI/Hekelmar; WJI/Hekelmar

Variations

• Heculbar/Hecellubar ✧ WJ/365; WJ/376
• Hecellubar ✧ WJI/Hekelmar

ossiriand

place name. Land of Seven Rivers

Changes

• Assariad → Ossiriand ✧ SMI/Assariand
• Ossiriath → Ossiriand ✧ SMI/Ossiriand

Element in

• N. Ossiriandeb

Elements

Word	Gloss
OT/OTOS/OTOK	“seven”
sîr	“river”
-ian(d)	“-land”

Variations

• Ossiriath ✧ SM/233; SMI/Ossiriand
• Assariad ✧ SMI/Assariand

beleriand

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Valariande “Beleriand” ✧ LR/202

Element in

• N. Beleriandren “Beleriandic”
• N. Inias Veleriand “Annals of Beleriand” ✧ LR/202

Elements

Word	Gloss
Balar
-ian(d)	“-land”