Earliest name for S. Deldúwath appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the early 1930s, glossed “Deadly Nightshade” (SM/299). It is a combination of G. math “dusk”, N. fuin “night” and a variant form delos of deloth “abhorrence”.
Noldorin
deldúwath
place name. Deadly Nightshade
Element in
- N. Taur-na-Delduath “*Forest of Deadly Nightshade”
Variations
- Deldú(w)ath ✧ Ety/DYEL
- Deldúath ✧ TII/Deldúath
gwathfuin-daidelos
place name. Deadly Nightshade
Changes
- Gwathfuin-Daidelos → Deldúwath ✧ LR/147
Elements
Word Gloss gwath “shade” fuin “night, dead of night” Daedhelos “Shadow of Fear” Variations
- Fuin Daidelos ✧ LR/406; LRI/Fuin Daidelos
- Gwath-Fuin-daidelos ✧ SM/311; SMI/Gwath-Fuin-daidelos; SMI/Math-Fuin-delos
math-fuin-delos
place name. Deadly Nightshade
Changes
- Math-Fuin-delos → Gwath-Fuin-daidelos ✧ SM/311
- Math-Fuin-delos → Gwath-Fuin-daidelos ✧ SMI/Gwath-Fuin-daidelos
- Math-Fuin-delos → Gwath-Fuin-daidelos “Deadly Nightshade” ✧ SMI/Math-Fuin-delos
Elements
Word Gloss math “dusk” fuin “night, dead of night” deloth “abhorrence, detestation, loathing”
An earlier name for S. Deldúwath appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, glossed “Deadly Nightshade” (LR/133) or “Night of Dread’s Shadow” (LR/406). It is a combination of gwath “shade”, fuin “night” and Daedhelos “Shadow of Fear”.