dôr or dor is a Sindarin noun meaning "land, dwelling-place". Compare with nórë in Quenya.[1]
Examples
- Dor Caranthir = "Land of Caranthir"
- Dor-Cúarthol = "Land of Bow and Helm"
- Doriath = "Fenced Land"
- Dorthonion = "Land of Pines"
- Dorwinion = "Young-land country"
- Eriador = "Lonely Land"
- Gondor = "Stone Land"
- Mordor = "Dark Land; Black Land"
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", dôr