S. Erebor loc. “Lonely Mountain”
Sindarin name of the “Lonely Mountain” (LotR/1072). The initial element of this name is clearly ereb “single, alone” (SA/er), and the second element is likely a shorter version of orod “mountain” (as suggested by David Salo, GS/376).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, this name appeared as N. Erebras (EtyAC/ERE), while in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Dolereb (TI/306) before being revised to N. Erebor (TI/142, 152, note #2).
References ✧ LotR/1072; LotRI/Erebor, Lonely Mountain; PMI; SA/er; UTI
Glosses
Elements
| ereb | “single, alone, lonely” | ||
| orod | “mountain” | ||
| er | “one, alone” | ✧ SA/er | |
N. Erebor loc. “Lonely Mountain”
References ✧ SDI1/Erebor; TI/142, 306; TII; WRI
Glosses
Elements
| ereb | “isolated” |
| orod | “mountain” |
N. Dolereb loc. “Lonely Mt.”
Early name of S. Erebor from Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s glossed “Lonely Mt.” (TI/306). It is a combination of dôl “head, hill” and ereb “lonely”.
See S. Erebor for further discussion.
References ✧ TI/306; TII/Erebor
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| dôl | “head, hill” |
| ereb | “isolated” |
N. Erebras loc. “Lonely Mountain”
Earlier name for Erebor appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/ERE), a combination of ereb “isolated” and the lenited form of rhas “horn”.
Reference ✧ EtyAC/ERE ✧ “Lonely Mountain”
Elements
| ereb | “isolated” | ✧ Ety/ERE | |
| rhas | “horn [of both animals and mountains]” | soft-mutation | ✧ EtyAC/ERE (ras) |