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hróta

dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall

hróta noun "dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall" (PM:365)

hróta

noun. dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall

A word glossed “dwelling underground, artificial cave or rockhewn hall” derived from the root √s-rot (PM/365 note #56), appearing in 1959 notes discussing the origin of the name of Felagund, which in that document was based on a Khuzdul name.

Cognates

  • ᴺS. rhûd “dwelling underground, artifical cave, rockhewn hall, mine”

Derivations

  • ROT “cave; delve underground, dig, excavate, tunnel, [ᴹ√] bore; [ᴱ√] hollow, delve underground, dig, excavate, tunnel, [ᴹ√] bore; [ᴱ√] hollow; [√]cave” ✧ PM/365

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
rot/s-rot > hróta[srōta] > [r̥ōta]✧ PM/365