Eldamo : Sindarin : Mengas Dûr

S. Mengas Dûr loc. “?Dark Gap in the Way”

⚠️S. Mengas Dûr, loc. “?Dark Gap in the Way”

Rejected precursor to Cabed-en-Aras (WJ/156). The meaning of this name is unclear, but it might be a combination of men² “road, way”, [N.] gas “gap” and dûr “dark”, perhaps meaning “*Dark Gap in the Way” (as suggested by David Salo, GS/384).

References ✧ WJ/156; WJI/Cabed-en-Aras

Changes

Mengas Dûr >> Cabad-en-Aras ✧ WJ/156
Mengas Dûr >> Cabed-en-Aras “Deer’s Leap” ✧ WJI/Cabed-en-Aras

Elements

men²	“road, way”
N. gas	“hole, gap”
dûr	“dark (with evil implications), gloomy, hellish”