Appendix:Sindarin/amrûn

Sindarin

Etymology

Modified from amrost (‘sunrise’) in Tolkien’s earlier conceptions of the language (‘Gnomish’ and later early ‘Noldorin’), from still earlier ambros, ambrost. Diegetically explained as am (“up”) +‎ rhûn (“east”, literally “rising”), and so cognate or formed in parallel to Quenya Ambaróna (“Fangorn Forest”, literally “Eastern (Land)”) and ambarónë (“dawn”).

Noun

amrûn • t#7~M5

1. sunrise
2. east

   Synonym: rhûn

See also

(compass points)

	forod
dûn, annûn		rhûn, amrûn
	harad

References

• Paul Strack (2008–2023) “amrûn”, in Eldamo – An Elvish Lexicon‎^[1]