celebrant

place name. Silverlode, Silver-course

A stream flowing through Dimrill Dale translated “Silverlode” (LotR/341) or “Silver-course” (RC/262). It is itself a translation of Kh. Kibil-nâla of the same meaning (PE17/35, TI/174). This name is a combination of celeb “silver” and rant “course” (RC/775).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this river was first named “Red Way”: N. Crandir along with other variations (RS/432-3). Tolkien changed the name to N. Celebrin “✱Silver” (RS/434) and later N. Celeb(rind)rath “Silverlode” (TI/241) before settling on N. Celebrant (TI/235). The final name also appeared in The Etymologies as a river-name, without translation (Ety/RAT).

Celebrant

noun. silver lode

celeb (“silver”) + rant (“load, vein”)

Celebrant

Silverlode

_ topon. _Silverlode. It is probable that Dwarves actually found silver in this river. Dw. Kibil-nâla. >> celeb, -rant

Celebrant

Celebrant

Celebrant is a Sindarin name, consisting of celeb, "silver" and rant, "course". The element lode in Silverlode means "course, water-channel". These names were also a translation of Kibil-nâla in Khuzdul, the language of Dwarves.

Celebrant

Silverlode

Celebrant is a Sindarin name, consisting of celeb, "silver" and rant, "course".

The element lode in Silverlode means "course, water-channel".

These names were also a translation of Kibil-nâla in Khuzdul, the language of Dwarves.