Ramdal

noun. wall end

ram(b) + tâl (“foot”, here: “end”)

ramdal

place name. Wall’s End

End of the long falls of Andram, translated “Wall’s End” (S/122), a combination of ram “wall” and the lenited form of tâl “(lower) end” (SA/ram, tal).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name first appeared as N. Ramdal (LR/262) >> Rhamdal (LR/283). The second form appeared in The Etymologies with essentially the same the derivation as given above, albeit with an initial rh- fitting the earlier Noldorin phonology (Ety/TAL).

Elements

Word	Gloss
ram	“wall”
tâl	“foot; [lower] end”

Ramdal

Ramdal

Ramdal is Sindarin meaning "Wall's End", consisting of ram ("wall") + dal ("end"). The name is also spelt Rhamdal.