Gondothlimbar
Gondothlimbar was one of the Seven Names of Gondolin which translates as "City of the Dwellers in Stone".[1]
[edit] Etymology
gond, "stone"; hoth, "folk, host, crowd"; lim, suffix meaning "many"; -mbar, "land, dwelling".[2][3]
[edit] See Also
Other names for Gondolin:
- Gar Thurion, "Secret Place"
- Gondobar, "Stone House" or "City of Stone"
- Gwarestrin, "Tower of Guard"
- Loth, "flower"
- Lothengriol, "Lily of the Valley"
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, p. 158
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, p. 342, entries "Gondothlim" and "Gondothlimbar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entries GOND-, KHOTH-, LI- and MBAR-