(administrative district, division of a realm) *trann (i drann, o thrann, construct tran), pl. train (i thrain). Only attested in lenited form i Drann* ”the Shire”, referring to the Hobbits Shire (SD:128-31). Adj. trannail ”of a/the shire”, only attested in lenited form drannail** (ibid.); probably no distinct pl. form.
Sindarin
trannail
adjective. of the Shire
trann
noun. shire, administrative district, division of a realm
trann
place name. Shire
Cognates
- ᴺQ. taranna “shire, county”
Element in
- S. edregol e aníra tírad i Cherdir Perhael (i sennui Panthael estathar aen) Condir i Drann “in especial he desires to see Master Samwise (who should be called Fullwise) Mayor of the Shire” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129
- S. egor ben genediad Drannail erin Gwirith edwen “or in the Shire-reckoning the second day of April” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129
trannail
noun. regional, local
Elements
Word Gloss trann “shire, *county, adminitrative region”
trann
shire
trann
shire
(i drann, o thrann, construct tran), pl. train (i thrain). Only attested in lenited form i Drann ”the Shire”, referring to the Hobbits’ Shire (SD:128-31). Adj. ✱trannail ”of a/the shire”, only attested in lenited form drannail (ibid.); probably no distinct pl. form.
Sindarin name of the Shire attested only in its lenited form Drann (SD/129). David Salo suggested this may have been a general term for an administrative district (GS/289, 393). It also appeared in the form Drannail, apparently an adjectival form.