S. Orcrist pn. “Orc-cleaver”
Thorin’s sword (LotR/280), a compound of orch “Orc” and crist “cleaver”.
Conceptual Development: This name appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as N. Orchrist (Ety/RIS¹).
References ✧ LotRI; SA/ris; SDI1/Orcrist; WRI
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orch | “Orc” | |
crist | “cleaver” | ✧ SA/ris |