S. Belegost loc. “Mickleburg, (lit.) Great Fortress”

S. Belegost, loc. “Mickleburg, (lit.) Great Fortress”

Sindarin name of the Dwarven city of Kh. Gabilgathol, translated “Mickleburg” (S/91) and “Great Fortress” (WJ/209). This name is a compound of beleg “mighty” and ost “fortress” (SA/beleg, os(t)).

Conceptual Development: The name G. Belegost appeared in the earliest Lost Tales, already with the etymology given above (LT2/230, LT2A/Belegost). In one place it appeared in an extended form Ost Belegost (LT2/244).

The name reappeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, where it was translated “Great Fortress” alongside its Dwarven name Gabilgathol (LR/274). The name N. Belegost was translated “Great City” in The Etymologies (Ety/BEL), where its decomposition was made explicit as Beleg-ost (EtyAC/OS).

References ✧ LotRI; MRI; PMI; S/91; SA/beleg, os(t); SI/Belegost, Mickleburg; UTI; WJ/209, 389; WJI/Belegost, Gabilgathol, Turosto

Glosses

Elements

beleg “great, mighty; large, big” ✧ SA/beleg
ost “fort, fortress, stronghold, citadel; fortified town; enclosure” ✧ SA/os(t)

Cognates


N. Belegost loc. “Great Fortress, Great City”

See S. Belegost for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/BEL, OS; EtyAC/OS; LR/274; LRI/Belegost, Gabilgathol; SMI; TII

Glosses

Variations

Changes

Elements

beleg “great, large” ✧ Ety/BEL
ost “city, town (with wall round)” ✧ Ety/OS
ᴹ√OS “round, about” ✧ Ety/BEL

Cognates


ᴱN. Belegost loc. “*Great City”

Reference ✧ LBI/Belegost


G. Belegost loc. “*Great City”

References ✧ LT2A/Belegost; LT2I/Belegost, Ost Belegost

Variations

Elements

beleg “mighty, great” ✧ LT1A/Haloisi Velikë
ost¹ “enclosure, yard; town” ✧ LT2A/Belegost