An old (Númenórean?) name for the region of Arnor (PE17/28), a compound of the prefixal form for- of forn “north” and lonnas “harbourage”.
Sindarin
Forlonnas
' North-harbourage'
forlonnas
place name. North-harbourage
Cognates
- Q. Follondië “North-harbourage” ✧ PE17/028
Element in
- S. Arthor na Forlonnas “Realm of the North-harbourage” ✧ PE17/028
Elements
Word Gloss forn “north, north, [N.] right” lonnas “harbourage”
topon. '(Realm of the) North-harbourage', another name of Arnor that soon fell out of general colloquial use. Shorter form of Arthor naForlonnas. Q. Forolondie, Follondie. >> Arnor, Arthor na Forlonnas