tyrn (n. pl. “downs” [His.]) + gorth (“dead”) + sad (“place”)
Sindarin
Tyrn Gorthad
place name. Tyrn Gorthad
Tyrn Gorthad
noun. Barrow Downs
tyrn gorthad
place name. Barrow-downs
Sindarin name of the Barrow-downs (LotR/1040), a combination of the plural of torn “burial mound” and gorthad “wraith, spirit of Dead” (PE17/116), also appearing in the (archaic?) form Tyrn Goerthaid in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/194).
Elements
Word Gloss torn “burial mound” gorthad “wraith, spirit of Dead” Variations
- Tyrn Goerthaid ✧ PMI/Tyrn Goerthaid
topon. >> gorthad, torn