narch

place name. Narch

According to Christopher Tolkien, this was the initial name of the valley of Udûn in Mordor (SD/34), also appearing as Narch Udûn (WR/438). This name seems to have the same word narch seen in Narchost (the second of the Towers of the Teeth), but it isn’t clear whether J.R.R. Tolkien intended these names to be related.

Changes

• Narch → Udûn ✧ SD/034
• Narch Udûn → Udûn ✧ WRI/Narch Udûn

Elements

Word	Gloss
narch	“*bitter-biting”

Variations

• Narch Udûn ✧ WRI/Narch Udûn

narch

adjective. *bitter-biting

Derivations

• ᴹ√NARAK “tear, rend (tr. and intr.)”

Element in

• N. Narch
• N. Narchost “*Bitter-biting Fort”

naeth

noun. biting

naeth

noun. woe (gets sense of gnashing teeth in grief)

nag-

verb. to bite