S. forod n. “north” (Category: North)
The Sindarin word for “north” derived from primitive ᴹ✶phoroti based on the root ᴹ√PHOR “right-hand” (LotR/1123; PE17/18; Ety/PHOR). It was the “right-hand direction” since the Elves reckoned their directions while facing west, so that “north” was to the right (LotR/1123). It can also be used for “the North” as a region, but Sindarin would do so without a definite article: mi Forod “in [the] North” (PE23/133).
References ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/18, 116; PE23/133; SA/formen
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| for- | “north” |
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N. forod n. “north” (Category: North)
References ✧ Ety/PHOR; WRI/Forod
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| ᴹ✶phoroti > forod | [pʰoroti] > [pʰorote] > [ɸorote] > [forote] > [forot] > [forod] | ✧ Ety/PHOR |