A word appearing only in its plural form oromandi in the 1950s verion of the Q. Nieninquë poem where Tolkien translated it as “mountain dweller” (PE16/96). In the versions of the poem from 1921-1931, ᴱQ. oromandi(n) was translated “wood-elves” (PE16/90, 92) or “wood-spirits” (MC/215).
oromandin
wood-spirits
oromandin noun"wood-spirits" (MC:215; this is "Qenya")
A word appearing only in its plural form oromandi in the 1950s verion of the Q. Nieninquë poem where Tolkien translated it as “mountain dweller” (PE16/96). In the versions of the poem from 1921-1931, ᴱQ. oromandi(n) was translated “wood-elves” (PE16/90, 92) or “wood-spirits” (MC/215).