S. Fanuidhol loc. “Cloudyhead”

S. Fanuidhol, loc. “Cloudyhead”

Sindarin name of a peak in the Misty Mountains translated “Cloudyhead”, itself a translation of Kh. Bundushathûr of the same meaning (LotR/283). This name is a combination of fanui “cloudy” and the lenited form of dol(l) “head, hill” (PE17/26, 36 173).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first wrote this name as N. Fanuiras “Horn of Cloud”, revised to N. Fanuidol (TI/174, 306) before settling on S. Fanuidhol.

References ✧ LotR/283; LotRI/Bundushathûr, Cloudyhead, Fanuidhol; PE17/26, 35-36, 173; RC/268; RGEO/66; SA/dol; SDI1/Fanuidhol; TI/174; TII

Glosses

Variations

Elements

fanui “cloudy, (lit.) having much cloud” ✧ PE17/26; PE17/36; PE17/173; RC/268; RGEO/66
dol(l) “head, hill” soft-mutation ✧ PE17/36 (-dhol); PE17/173 (dol); RC/268 (dol); RGEO/66 (dhol); SA/dol (dol)

Cognates


N. Fanuidol loc.

See S. Fanuidhol for discussion.

References ✧ TI/306; TII/Fanuidhol

Elements

fanui “cloudy”
dôl “head, hill”

N. Fanuiras loc. “Horn of Cloud”

Earliest name for Fanuidhol in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s glossed “Horn of Cloud” (TI/174), a combination of fanui “cloudy” and the lenited form of rhas “horn”.

See S. Fanuidhol for further discussion.

References ✧ SD/70; SDI1/Fanuidhol; TI/174; TII/Fanuidhol

Glosses

Changes

Elements

fanui “cloudy”
rhas “horn [of both animals and mountains]”