Amon Sûl

place name. Amon Sûl

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amon sûl

place name. Weathertop, (lit.) Hill of the Wind

The Sindarin name of Weathertop (LotR/185), more literally “Hill of the Wind” (RC/778). It is a combination of amon “hill” and sûl “wind”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
amon	“hill, mountain with steep sides; lump, clump, mass, hill, (isolated) mountain; lump, clump, mass; [G.] steep slope”
sûl	“wind, [strong] wind, *gust”