lithui

adjective. lithui

adj. >> -ui

lithui

adjective. ashen, ashy, of ash, ash-coloured, dusty

The adjective form of lith “ash”, variously glossed as “ashy” (RGEO/66), “ashen” (RC/765), “of ash” or more exactly “ashen, ash-coloured, ashy, dusty” (VT42/10), most notably used in the name Ered Lithui “Ashen Mountains”.

Conceptual Development: The name N. Ered Lithui was already translated “Ash Mts [Mountains]” when it first appeared on early maps for The Lord of the Rings (TI/305).

lithui

adjective. ashen, ashy, of ash, ash-coloured, dusty

Ered Lithui

place name. Ered Lithui

topon.

ered lithui

place name. Ashen Mountains

The “Ashen Mountains” north of Mordor (LotR/636). This name is a combination of the plural of orod “mountain” and lithui “ashen” (SA/lith, RC/765).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Eredlithui (TI/344) and was translated “Ash Mts [Mountains]” on early maps for The Lord of the Rings (TI/305).

Ered Lithui

noun. ash mountains

ered (pl. of orod “mountain”), lith (“ash, sand, dust”) + ui (adjective suffix))

lithui

ashen

(ashy) lithui (no distinct pl. form)

lithui

ashen

(no distinct pl. form)