celebdil

place name. Silvertine

Sindarin name of a peak in the Misty Mountains translated “Silvertine”, itself a translation of Kh. Zirakzigil of the same meaning (LotR/283). This name is a combination of celeb “silver” and the lenited form of till “point, spike”.

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first wrote this name as N. Celebras “Silverhorn” before settling on N. Celebdil (TI/174, 306).

Cognates

• Kh. Zirakzigil “Silvertine, Silver-spike” ✧ LotR/0283; LotRI/Celebdil; LotRI/Zirakzigil; PE17/036; RC/267; TI/174

Elements

Word	Gloss
celeb	“silver”
till	“point, spike, (sharp) horn, tine, ending”

Variations

• Celeb-dil ✧ RC/775

Celebdil

noun. silver tine

celeb (“silver”) + till (“horn, point”)

Celebdil

'Silvertine'

topon. 'Silvertine', a moutain crowned by a pinnacle. Dw. Zirak-zigil. >> celeb, till

Celebdil

Celebdil

Celebdil is the Sindarin name of Khuzdul Zirakzigil, translated as the mountain Silvertine. Celebdil contains celeb ("silver") and a derivative of the root TIL. Silvertine contains tine, "spike, sharp horn".

Celebdil

Silverspike

Celebdil is the Sindarin name of Khuzdul Zirakzigil, translated as the mountain Silvertine. From celeb, "silver" and til, "spike".

Silvertine contains tine, "spike, sharp horn".