Gnomish
ostor
noun. enclosure, circuit of walls
Cognates
- Eq. ostar “township” ✧ LT2A/Belegost
Derivations
- ᴱ√OSO “*enclosure” ✧ LT2A/Belegost
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
A noun appearing as G. ostor “enclosure, circuit of walls” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of G. ost “enclosure, yard; town” (GL/63).
Neo-Sindarin: Since S. ost “citadel, (fortified) town” continued to appear in later Sindarin, I think this word might be retained as ᴺS. ostor “enclosure, circuit of walls, ✱town wall” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.