orthel-

verb. to roof, screen above

A verb appearing as its [Noldorin] infinitive form ortheli “roof, screen above” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of the N. or “above” with ᴹ√TEL(U) having to do with roofs (Ety/TEL).

orthelian

noun. canopy

A word for “canopy” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a noun form of N. ortheli “roof, screen above” (Ety/TEL).

orthelian

noun. canopy

daedelu

noun. canopy

A word for a “canopy” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of N. dae “shadow” and N. telu “roof” (Ety/TEL; EtyAC/DAY).

Neo-Sindarin: Since Tolkien seems to have later abandoned the meaning “shadow” for N. dae, I would not use this word for “canopy” in Neo-Sindarin, and would use other words like esgal or [N.] orthelian instead.

daedelu

noun. canopy