G. tirin n. “watch-tower, turret, tower” (Category: Tower)

⚠️G. tirin, n. “watch-tower, turret, tower” (Category: Tower)

N. mindon “tower, isolated hill (especially a hill with a watchtower)”

References ✧ GL/71; LT1A/Kortirion; LT2A/Gwarestrin; PE13/95

Glosses

• “tower” ✧ GL/71 (tirin)
• “watch-tower, turret” ✧ LT1A/Kortirion (†tirin)
• “watch-tower, turret, tower” ✧ GL/71

Variations

• tirin ✧ GL/71; PE13/95; LT1A/Kortirion (†tirin); GL/71 (tirin)
• †tirion ✧ GL/71
• tiri(o)n ✧ LT2A/Gwarestrin

Changes

• tirin “tower” >> tirin “watch-tower, turret, tower” ✧ GL/71

Elements

tir-

“to look (out) for, watch for, await, expect”

✧ GL/71

Element In

• G. est(i)rin “pinnacle, tower” ✧ LT2A/Gwarestrin (estirin)
• G. Tirimbrithla “Tower of Pearl” ✧ GL/71; LT1A/Kortirion
• G. Tirin na Gilweth “*Tower of Gilweth” ✧ PE13/95

Cognates

• ᴱQ. tirion “(great or mighty) tower; city on a hill”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√TIRI “watch; guard; observe” ✧ LT1A/Kortirion