sirion

noun. great river

sirion

place name. Sirion

Element in

• N. Eges-hirion “Mouths of Sirion” ✧ LR/407
• N. Eithel Sirion “Sirion’s Well”
• N. Siriombar “Sirion’s Haven”
• N. Tolsirion

sîr

noun. river

sîr

noun. river

Cognates

• ᴹQ. síre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR

Derivations

• On. sīre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • ᴹ√SIR “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Element in

• N. Beleghir “Great River”
• N. Calenhir “*Green River”
• N. Narosîr “Redway”
• N. Nanduhiriath “Dimrill-dale” ✧ RS/433
• N. Ossiriand “Land of Seven Rivers”
• N. Sirannon “Gate-stream”
• N. Sirion ✧ Ety/SIR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. sīre > sîr	[sīre] > [sīr]	✧ Ety/SIR

duirro

noun. river-bank

celon

noun. river

beleghir

place name. Great River

Precursor to the river name Anduin appearing in the Lord of the Rings from the 1940s (RS/410), a combination of beleg “great” and the lenited form of sîr “river”.

Changes

• Beleghir → Anduin “Great River” ✧ RS/410

Elements

Word	Gloss
beleg	“great, large”
sîr	“river”

anduin

place name. Great River

Changes

• Andon → Anduin ✧ TI/298

Element in

• N. Ethir-anduin

Elements

Word	Gloss
ann	“long”
duin	“water, river”

Variations

• Andon ✧ TI/298; TII/Anduin