sûl

noun. wind, [strong] wind, *gust

A noun for “wind” appearing in names like Amon Sûl, derived from the root √SŪ “blow, move with audible sound (of air)” (NM/237; PE17/124).

Conceptual Development: A precursor to this word is G. saul “great wind” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/67), derived from the early root ᴱ√SUHYU “air, breath, exhale, puff” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Súlimo; QL/86).

Neo-Sindarin: Given its connection to the sound of wind, I think sûl would be used mostly for strong or noisy wind, including (but not limited to) gusts of wind, as opposed to more ordinary (and less noisy) gwae “wind”. This notion is supported by its Gnomish precursor G. saul “great wind”.

sûl

noun. wind

sûl

sūre

n. Q. sūre.

sûl

goblet

sûl (i hûl, o sûl), pl. suil (i suil). Note: a homophone means ”wind”.

sûl

goblet

(i hûl, o sûl), pl. suil (i suil). Note: a homophone means ”wind”.

sûl

wind

(i hûl), pl. suil (i suil). Note: a homophone means ”goblet”.

Amon Sûl

place name. Amon Sûl

topon.

amon sûl

place name. Weathertop, (lit.) Hill of the Wind

The Sindarin name of Weathertop (LotR/185), more literally “Hill of the Wind” (RC/778). It is a combination of amon “hill” and sûl “wind”.