ruxöalë

noun. Great Bear-dance

Changes

• ruxopandalë → ruxöalë “Great Bear-dance” ✧ NM/335

Elements

Word	Gloss
rusco	“fox”

Variations

• ruxopandalë ✧ NM/335 (ruxopandalë)

tompollë

place name. Great Bear-dance

A place in Númenor where the Great Bear Dance (ruxöalë) took place (NM/335). Its meaning is unclear, but it might be an elaboration [ᴱQ.] tompa “drum” (QL/94), given that a similar root √TOM used “of resonant sounds” appeared in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/138).

Elements

Word	Gloss
TOM	“of resonant sounds”