dagor (“battle”), bragol (“sudden”) + lach (“flame”)
Sindarin
dagor bragollach
proper name. Battle of Sudden Flame
Elements
Word Gloss dagor “battle” bragollach “sudden flame”
Dagor Bragollach
noun. battle of sudden flame
dagor bragollach
proper name. Battle of Sudden Flame
Elements
Word Gloss dagor “battle” bragollach “sudden flame”
Dagor Bragollach
noun. battle of sudden flame
dagor (“battle”), bragol (“sudden”) + lach (“flame”)
Fourth great battle of the Wars of Beleriand, translated “Battle of Sudden Flame” (S/151), a combination of dagor “battle” and bragollach “sudden flame” (possibly = “wild fire”).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this battle was first named N. Dagor Húr-Breged “Battle of Sudden Flame” (SM/317) or “Fire” (LR/132). This was revised to N. Dagor Vregedúr “Battle of Sudden Fire” (LR/280), a form that also appeared in The Etymologies where the second element was indicated to be the lenited form of N. bregedur “wild fire” (Ety/BERÉK). The name took on its final form in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (WJ/52, 124).