rûdh (pl. ruidh)
Sindarin
rûdh
adjective. bald
rûdh
noun. bald
Element in
- S. Amon Rûdh “Bald Hill” ✧ S/204; WJ/187
Variations
- Rûdh ✧ S/204
- Rhûg ✧ WJ/187
rûdh
bald
rûdh
bald
(pl. ruidh)
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Gnomish
cafol
adjective. bald
Early Quenya
falkasse(a)
adjective. bald
Elements
Word Gloss FALA “bare, nude” KASA “head”
A word for “bald” in the name Amon Rûdh “Bald Hill” (S/204). It sometimes had a variant rhûg (WJ/187).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. cafol or cafalon “bald” from primitive ᴱ✶cas-falon- = “✱head-bare” (GL/24).