Orodrim

orodorim is a Sindarin word meaning "mountain-chain". It is only attested in the compound name Thangorodrim.

The word orodrim ("range of mountains") is listed by David Salo in his Neo-Sindarin glossary.

Etymology

orodrim likely consists of orod meaning "mountain", and the suffix -rim which is a collective plural meaning "a great number, a host".

See also

• ered, plural of orod
• emyn, "hills"
• ephel, "encircling fence"
• Root OR

orodrim is the Noldorin word for "mountain range".

Etymology

In the Etymologies, Noldorin orodrim derives from root ÓROT ("height, mountain").

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