dolereb

place name. Lonely Mt.

Early name of S. Erebor from Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s glossed “Lonely Mt.” (TI/306). It is a combination of dôl “head, hill” and ereb “lonely”.

Changes

• Dolereb → Erebor “Lonely Mt.” ✧ TI/306
• Dolereb → Erebor ✧ TII/Erebor

Elements

Word	Gloss
dôl	“head, hill”
ereb	“isolated”