Eldamo : Sindarin : Belegurth

S. Belegurth m. “Great Death”

S. Belegurth, m. “Great Death”

A Sindarin name for Q. Melkor, a modification of his proper name S. Belegûr “He who arises in Might” which the Grey Elves refused to use (SI/Melkor, PM/358). This name is a combination of beleg “great” and gurth “death”.

References ✧ PM/358; PMI/Belegûr; SI/Melkor

Glosses

“Great Death” ✧ PM/358; SI/Melkor

Belegurth “Great Death” is a deliberaterly altered form of Belegûr “he that arises in might” ✧ PM/358

Elements

beleg	“great, mighty; large, big”
gurth	“death”