dagor aglareb

proper name. Glorious Battle

Third great battle of the Wars of Beleriand, translated “Glorious Battle” (S/115), a combination of dagor “battle” and aglareb “glorious” (SA/aglar).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this battle was already called N. Dagor Aglareb when it was first named (SM/329).

Elements

Word	Gloss
dagor	“battle”
aglareb	“glorious, brilliant, glorious, brilliant, *radiant”

Dagor Aglareb

noun. glorious battle

dagor (“battle”), aglar (“glory”) + eb (adjective suffix)