Sindarin 

ost-in-edhil

place name. Fortress of the Eldar

Home of the Noldor in Eriador during the Second Age, described as the “city of the Elves” (S/286) and translated by Christopher Tolkien as “Fortress of the Eldar” (SI/Ost-in-Edhil). This name is a combination of ost “fortress, city”, the plural in of the definite article i and the plural of Edhel “Elf” (SA/os(t), edhel).

Sindarin [S/286; SA/edhel; SA/os(t); SI/Ost-in-Edhil; UTI/Ost-in-Edhil] Group: Eldamo. Published by