Belegurth

noun. great death (Melkor)

beleg (“great, mighty”) + gurth (“death”)

belegurth

masculine name. 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”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
beleg	“great, mighty; large, big, great, mighty; large, big, [ᴱN.] huge”
gurth	“death”