mund

noun. bull

mund

noun. bull

An Elvish word for “bull” in a 1972 letter to Meriel Thurston appearing as an element in various names such as Aramund “Noble Bull” (Let/423). Given its lack of final vowel, this is likely the Sindarin equivalent of Q. mundo “bull” appearing in another letter to Mrs. Thurston from early in the same year (Let/422).

Conceptual Development: The similar word G. mû “ox” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s serving as the basis for various cow-related words (GL/58).

Cognates

• Q. mundo “bull, ox” ✧ Let/423

Element in

• S. Aramund “Kingly Bull” ✧ Let/423
• ᴺS. munneg “calf”
• ᴺS. munnost “byre, cowhouse”
• S. Rasmund “Horned Bull” ✧ Let/423
• S. Tarmund “Noble Bull” ✧ Let/423
• S. Turcomund “Chief of Bulls” ✧ Let/423

mund

bull

mund (i vund, construct mun), pl. mynd (i mynd), coll. pl. munnath

mund

bull

(i vund, construct mun), pl. mynd (i mynd), coll. pl. munnath