rhoss

noun. rain

rhoss

noun. polished metal

An archaic noun for “polished metal” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√RUS “flash, glitter of metal” that was “chiefly found in names” like N. Maidhros “Pale-glitter” (Ety/RUS). In Tolkien’s later writings the second element of Maedhros or Maedros was S. ross “red-haired”, so this 1930s word was probably abandoned. However there is a hint Tolkien may have still been considering it in the gloss “Star-glitter” for the name Elros from the Quendi and Eldar essay of 1959-60 (WJ/414); elsewhere Elros was usually translated “Star-foam” (Let/448; PM/349).

Neo-Sindarin: If you do decide to use this word, it should be adapted as ᴺS. ross “polished metal” since in Noldorin of the 1930s initial r unvoiced to rh, but this was not the case for Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s.

rhoss

noun. rain

thloss

noun. whisper or rustling sound

thross

noun. whisper or rustling sound

lhoss

noun. wilderness

floss

noun. whisper or rustling sound