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'''Gabilān''' is the [[Khuzdul]] name of [[Gelion]]. The dwarves used the name only of the river south of the [[Falls of Gelion]], after the junction of Gelion and [[Ascar]], where the river became swift and ever broader by the five more tributaries.<ref>{{WJ|Maeglin}}, p. 336</ref> | '''Gabilān''' is the [[Khuzdul]] name of [[Gelion]]. The dwarves used the name only of the river south of the [[Falls of Gelion]], after the junction of Gelion and [[Ascar]], where the river became swift and ever broader by the five more tributaries.<ref>{{WJ|Maeglin}}, p. 336</ref> | ||
The name contains the element ''[[ | The name contains the element ''[[gabil]]'' "Great" that also appears in the Khuzdul name of [[Belegost]], [[Gabilgathol]] "Great Fortress". | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 13 March 2019
Gabilān is the Khuzdul name of Gelion. The dwarves used the name only of the river south of the Falls of Gelion, after the junction of Gelion and Ascar, where the river became swift and ever broader by the five more tributaries.[1]
The name contains the element gabil "Great" that also appears in the Khuzdul name of Belegost, Gabilgathol "Great Fortress".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: III. Maeglin", p. 336
