G. dorven [nd-] n. “landscape, scene, *(lit.) land-shape” (Category: Physical World (other))
The word G. dorven “landscape, scene” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/30), probably a combination of G. dôr “land”G. benn “shape”.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this word as ᴺS. dorgant “landscape, scene”, a combination of S. dôr and later word S. cant “shape”, also hinted at by the word S. dorgannas“shapes of the lands” = “*geography”.
Reference ✧ GL/30 ✧ “landscape, scene”
Elements
| dôr | “land, country (inhabited), people of the land” | ✧ GL/30 | |
| benn² | “shape, cut, fashion, shapeliness” | soft-mutation | ✧ GL/30 (ven) |