ras morthil

place name. Andrast

Apparently another name for Andrast (UT/175, 214 note #6). This name seems to be a combination of ras(t) “cape”, morn “black” and the nasal mutation of till “point” (as suggested by David Salo, GS/389).

Elements

Word	Gloss
ras(t)	“cape, shore”
morn	“black, dark; night”
till	“point, spike, (sharp) horn, tine, ending”

Ras Morthil

Ras Morthil

Ras is a Sindarin word for "horn" (cf. Caradhras); Morthil likely contains the element mor, "dark, black".