Another name for Gondolin appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of gonn “stone” and ost “city” (Ety/GOND).
Noldorin
gondolin
place name. Heart of Hidden Rock
gondolindrin
proper name. Tongue of Gondolin
gondolindeb
proper name. Tongue of Gondolin
gondost
place name. Gondolin
gondothrim
collective name. People of Gondolin
gondrafn
noun. hewn stone
gondram
noun. hewn stone
gonn
noun. great stone, rock
sarn
noun. stone (as a material)
Sern in UT/463 is a misprint, see VT/42:11
sarn
noun. small stone
Sern in UT/463 is a misprint, see VT/42:11
Name of the dialect of Gondolin (LR/177), a combination of that name with the Quenya language suffix ᴹQ. -rin.
Conceptual Development: This name was first written Gondolindeb with the Noldorin adjective suffix -eb.