S. Fanuidhol loc. “Cloudyhead”
Sindarin name of a peak in the Misty Mountains translated “Cloudyhead”, itself a translation of Kh. Bundushathûr of the same meaning (LotR/283). This name is a combination of fanui “cloudy” and the lenited form of dol(l) “head, hill” (PE17/26, 36 173).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first wrote this name as N. Fanuiras “Horn of Cloud”, revised to N. Fanuidol (TI/174, 306) before settling on S. Fanuidhol.
References ✧ LotR/283; LotRI/Bundushathûr, Cloudyhead, Fanuidhol; PE17/26, 35-36, 173; RC/268; RGEO/66; SA/dol; SDI1/Fanuidhol; TI/174; TII
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| fanui | “cloudy, (lit.) having much cloud” | ✧ PE17/26; PE17/36; PE17/173; RC/268; RGEO/66 | |
| dol(l) | “head, hill” | soft-mutation | ✧ PE17/36 (-dhol); PE17/173 (dol); RC/268 (dol); RGEO/66 (dhol); SA/dol (dol) |
Cognates
N. Fanuidol loc.
References ✧ TI/306; TII/Fanuidhol
Elements
| fanui | “cloudy” |
| dôl | “head, hill” |
N. Fanuiras loc. “Horn of Cloud”
Earliest name for Fanuidhol in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s glossed “Horn of Cloud” (TI/174), a combination of fanui “cloudy” and the lenited form of rhas “horn”.
See S. Fanuidhol for further discussion.
References ✧ SD/70; SDI1/Fanuidhol; TI/174; TII/Fanuidhol
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| fanui | “cloudy” |
| rhas | “horn [of both animals and mountains]” |