fanui

adjective. cloudy, (lit.) having much cloud

A word for “cloudy”, adjectival form of fân “cloud”, an element the name S. Fanuidhol “Cloudyhead” (PE17/26, 36, 173; RC/268; RGEO/66). In one place Tolkien translated fanui as “cloudy, having much cloud” (PE17/173).

Conceptual Development: The initial name of the mountain Fanuidhol in Lord of the Rings drafts was N. Fanuiras “Horn of Cloud” (TI/174), so it seems fanui dates back at least to the 1940s.

fanui

cloudy

_adj. _cloudy. >> Dol-fanui, Fanuidhol

fanui

cloudy

adj. cloudy, having much cloud. >> Fanuidhol, -ui

fanui

adjective. cloudy

fanuidhol

place name. Cloudyhead

Sindarin name of a peak in the Misty Mountains translated “Cloudyhead”, itself a translation of Kh. Bundushathûr of the same meaning (LotR/283). This name is a combination of fanui “cloudy” and the lenited form of dol(l) “head, hill” (PE17/26, 36 173).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first wrote this name as N. Fanuiras “Horn of Cloud”, revised to N. Fanuidol (TI/174, 306) before settling on S. Fanuidhol.

Dol-fanui

the form taken by Fanuidhol with the usual S

_topon. _the form taken by Fanuidhol with the usual S. order of word combination (i.e. with the adjectival element following the noun). >> dol, fanui

fanui

cloudy

fanui. No distinct pl. form.

fanui

cloudy

. No distinct pl. form.

fanui

adjective. cloudy