Earlier name for S. Morannon (WR/112-3), a combination of morn “black” and the plural of annon “gate”, also appearing as (rejected) Morennyn (WR/113).
Noldorin
morn
adjective. black
morn
adjective. black, dark
mornvenniath
place name. Black Mountains
mornennyn
proper name. Gates of Mordor
morbenn
proper name. Dark Elf
aur
noun. day, morning
aur
noun. day, sunlight, morning
eredvyrn
place name. Black Mountains
Earliest name for S. Ered Nimrais glossed “Black Mountains” instead of “White Mountains” (TI/124), with the lenited plural of morn “black” instead of nimrais “white-horns”.
morgoth
masculine name. Black Foe
gal-
prefix. light
ar-
prefix. day
calad
gerund noun. light
calad
noun. light
dofn
adjective. gloomy
dofn
adjective. gloomy
A word given as N. dofn “gloomy” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variant dufui, both derivatives from the root ᴹ√DUB “loom, hang over oppressively (of clouds)” (Ety/DUB; EtyAC/DUB). The form dofn is the cognate of ᴹQ. lumna “lying heavy, oppressive” and shows a-affection, whereas dufui seems to be a Noldorin invention using the adjective suffix -ui, and thus preserves its primitive stem-vowel u.
Neo-Sindarin: For Neo-Sindarin, I’d write both forms as ᴺS. dovn and duvui to better reflect their pronunciation.
doll
adjective. dark, dusky, obscure
dolt
adjective. dark, dusky, obscure
dufui
adjective. gloomy
dureledh
proper name. Dark-elf
A Noldorin name for the Dark Elves appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/DOƷ), also appearing as Duveledh in the entry for the root ᴹ√MOR (Ety/MOR). The latter may be a mistake since a miswritten “r” might appear as a “v”; another word Durion appears beside Duveledh, which supports it being a misreading for “r”. It is a combination of dûr “dark” and Eledh “Elf”.
durion
proper name. Dark-elf
A Noldorin name for the Dark Elves appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/DOƷ, MOR), a combination of dûr “dark” and a variant of the agental suffix -(r)on. According to Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne, in one entry this form replaced an element duil- which was part of some kind of etymological definition, but the writing is obscured (EtyAC/MOR).
dúath
noun. darkness, shadow
dúath
noun. nightshade
dúwath
noun. darkness, shadow
dúwath
noun. nightshade
dûr
adjective. dark, sombre
dûr
adjective. dark
edhel
noun. Elf
ennyn dûr
proper name. Gates of Mordor
gail
noun. bright light
galad
noun. light
glaur
noun. golden light (of the golden tree Laurelin)
glor-
noun. golden light (of the golden tree Laurelin)
golodh
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
golodhrim
noun. Deep Elves, Gnomes
mordor
place name. Black Country
môr
noun. darkness, dark, night
môr
adjective. black
penedh
noun. Elf
penn
noun. Elf
penninar
noun. last day of the year
A variant name of Eredvyrn “Black Mountains” (itself a precursor to Ered Nimrais) appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/124). Patrick Wynne suggested it is a combination of morn “black” and the lenited class-plural of ment “point”, or possibly ending with iath “fence” (Lambengolmor/7.99).