_n. _the North. Q. formen. >> for
Sindarin
forn
adjective. north, north, [N.] right
forn
noun. right, north
forn
noun. the North
fornost
place name. Norbury, (lit.) Northern Fortress
The old capital of Arnor, translated “Norbury” (LotR/9). It is a compound of forn “north” and ost “city, fortress” (SA/formen, os(t)).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Osforod “Northburg” (TI/120), later revised to N. Fornobel (TI/147) and finally Fornost (WR/76).
for-
prefix. north
A prefix for “north” (PE17/18) clearly based on the root ᴹ√PHOR “right-hand” (Ety/PHOR).
cirith forn en andrath
place name. High-Climbing Pass of the North
Cirith Forn en Andrat
noun. nothern high-climbing pass
cirith (“pass, cleft”), forn (“north”), en (gen. article), and (“long”) + rath (#“climbing passage”)
fair
noun. right (hand)
forod
noun. north
forod
noun. north
The Sindarin word for “north” derived from primitive ᴹ✶phoroti based on the root ᴹ√PHOR “right-hand” (LotR/1123; PE17/18; Ety/PHOR). It was the “right-hand direction” since the Elves reckoned their directions while facing west, so that “north” was to the right (LotR/1123). It can also be used for “the North” as a region, but Sindarin would do so without a definite article: mi Forod “in [the] North” (PE23/133).
forvo
noun. right hand
forvo
noun. right side
fuir
adjective. north
fuir
adjective. north
A word appearing in the name Eryn Fuir “North Wood” in notes from the late 1960s that were ultimately struck through (VT42/20). David Salo suggested it was likely derived from ✱phorya (GS/255). If so, it would be a later version of N. fœir >> feir “right (hand)” from The Etymologies of the 1930s, which was the equivalent of ᴹQ. forya under the root ᴹ√PHOR of similar meaning (Ety/PHOR).
These differences between the Noldorin and Sindarin forms were due to varying phonetic developments in the 1930s vs. the 1950s-60s; see the entry on how œi became ui in Sindarin for more details.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use ᴺS. fuir in its 1930s sense “right (hand)”, since we have plenty of other words for “north”.
hollen
noun. closed
tafnen
adjective. closed, blocked, stopped
Orthography normalized to tafnen, as in lefnui
uidafnen
adjective. ever-closed
Normalized to uidafnen, as in lefnui
forod
north
#forod (isolated from Forodrim ”northmen”), also fôr (the latter also = right). The term Forven may refer to ”north” as a direction rather than a region (the element -ven means ”way”).
forod
north
(isolated from Forodrim ”northmen”), also fôr (the latter also = right). The term Forven may refer to ”north” as a direction rather than a region (the element -ven means ”way”).
fuir
right
- (adj, of direction), also used as noun "right hand": fuir (north), pl. fŷr (VT42:20). In ”Noldorin” the word appeared as (”foeir” =) föir, feir (LR:382 s.v. PHOR). 2) (direction, not "correct") fôr (north), pl. fŷr. 3) (straight) tîr (lenited dîr, no distinct pl. form) Note: a homophone means ”looking, view, glance” (noun).
fuir
right
(north), pl. fŷr (VT42:20). In ”Noldorin” the word appeared as (”foeir” =) föir, feir (LR:382 s.v. PHOR).
fôr
right
(north), pl. fŷr.
hollen
closed
(passive participle) hollen; see CLOSE.
iarwain
eldest
iarwain (based on Iarwain as a name of Tom Bombadil, perhaps literally ”old-new”).
iarwain
eldest
(based on Iarwain as a name of Tom Bombadil, perhaps literally ”old-new”).
paur
tightly closed hand
(i baur, o phaur, also -bor in compounds) (fist), pl. poer (i phoer), coll. pl. porath.
tafnen
closed
(adj.) #tafnen (stopped, blocked), lenited #dafnen; pl. tefnin (WR:341, isolated from uidavnen, with f rather than v in normalized orthography);
tafnen
closed
(stopped, blocked), lenited #dafnen; pl. tefnin *(WR:341, isolated from uidavnen, with f rather than v in normalized orthography)*;
tîr
right
(lenited dîr, no distinct pl. form) Note: a homophone means ”looking, view, glance” (noun).
uidafnen
ever-closed
(WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin****
An adjective for “north” based on the prefix for- (SA/formen; PE17/18). In The Etymologies of the 1930s it had the gloss “right or north” under the root ᴹ√PHOR “right-hand” (Ety/PHOR).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of North-Sindarin I would use this adjective only for “north”, and for “right (hand)” I would use S. fuir; see that entry for discussion.