Eldamo : Noldorin : Dolereb

N. Dolereb loc. “Lonely Mt.”

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

“Lonely Mt.” ✧ TI/306

Changes

Dolereb >> Erebor ✧ TI/306
Dolereb >> Erebor “Lonely Mountain” ✧ TII/Erebor

Elements

dôl	“head, hill”
ereb	“isolated”