Morgai

noun. black fence

morn (“dark, black”) + cai (= cail “fence”)

Morgai

place name. 'Black fence'

topon. 'Black fence'. >> mor

morgai

place name. Black Fence

A ridge of mountains inside Mordor (LotR/899) translated “Black Fence” (RC/601, PE17/101), a combination of morn “black” and the lenited form of cai “hedge” (PE17/101, UT/282).

Conceptual Development: The name was N. Morgai when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/438, SD/26).

Elements

Word	Gloss
morn	“black, dark; night”
cai	“hedge”