Noldorin 

fornobel

place name. Northbury

An earlier name for S. Fornost that appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/147, 296, 304). It seems to be a combination of forn “north” and the lenited form of gobel “town”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.17).

Changes

  • FornobelFornost “Northbury” ✧ TI/304
  • FornobelFornost ✧ WRI/Fornost

Elements

WordGloss
forn“right or north”
gobel“walled house or village, town”
Noldorin [TI/147; TI/296; TI/304; TII/Fornost; WRI/Fornost] Group: Eldamo. Published by