lest

noun. girdle, girdle, *belt

An element in the name Lest Melian “Girdle of Melian” for the magical barrier around Doriath (WJ/228).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would also use this word for “✱belt”.

Cognates

• Q. lesta “*girdle”

Element in

• S. Lest Melian “Girdle of Melian” ✧ WJ/228

Variations

• Lest ✧ WJ/228

lest

noun. girdle

lest

girdle

lest (boundary, fence), pl. list

lest

boundary

(girdle, fence), pl. list

lest

fence

(girdle, boundary), pl. list

lest

girdle

(boundary, fence), pl. list

gland

boundary

1) gland (i **land, construct glan), pl. glaind (i glaind), coll. pl. glannath, 2) lest (girdle, fence), pl. list**; 3)

iâth

fence

(noun) 1) iâth (construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid. 2) lest (girdle, boundary), pl. list, 3) (outer/encircling fence) ephel (pl. ephil), 4) (with spikes and sharp stakes) cail (i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).

cail

noun. fence or palisade of spikes and sharp stakes

ephel

noun. outer fence, encircling fence

glan(n)

noun. boundary

Cognates

• Q. landa “boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Derivations

• √(G)LAN “rim, edge, border, boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Element in

• S. glandagol “boundary mark” ✧ VT42/08
• S. Glanduin “Border-river” ✧ VT42/08
• S. Glanhír “Boundary Stream”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√(G)LAN > glan	[glanda] > [gland] > [glann]	✧ VT42/08
√(G)LAN > gland > glann	[glanda] > [gland] > [glann]	✧ VT42/08

Variations

• glan ✧ VT42/08
• glann ✧ VT42/08

gland

noun. boundary

glann

noun. boundary

iath

noun. fence

iath

noun. fence

Element in

• S. Doriath “Land of the Fence” ✧ SA/iâth; SI/Doriath; UTI/Doriath; WJ/370; WJI/Iathrim
• S. Echoriath “Encircling Mountains, (lit.) Encircling Fence” ✧ SA/echor
• S. Iathrim “*People of the Fence” ✧ WJ/378; WJI/Iathrim

Variations

• iâth ✧ SA/iâth; UTI/Doriath
• Iâth ✧ SI/Doriath; WJ/370; WJI/Iathrim

iâth

noun. fence

iâth

noun. fence

taeg

noun. boundary, limit, boundary line

cail

fence

(i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).

ephel

fence

(pl. ephil)

gland

boundary

(i ’land, construct glan), pl. glaind (i glaind), coll. pl. glannath

iâd

noun. fence

iâth

fence

(construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid.

pêl

fence, fenced field

(i bêl, construct pel) (enclosure, garth), pl. peli (i pheli), the latter forms reflecting the stem pele- (root PEL(ES), LR:380)

taeg

boundary, boundary line

(i daeg, o thaeg) (limit), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaeg)

thangail

shield fence

(shield wall). No distinct pl. form? (UT:281)

thora

fence

(verb) *thora- (the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).

thora

fence

(the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).