aran chithlum

proper name. King of Hithlum

The name of Fingolfin as the King of Hithlum appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/TĀ), a combination of aran “king” with the lenited form of the region’s name.

Elements

Word	Gloss
aran	“king, lord (of a specific region)”
Hithlum	“Land of Mist, (lit.) Mist-and-Dusk”

Variations

• aran Chithlum ✧ Ety/TĀ
• aran Ċhithlum ✧ PE22/033