| Origins First used by the Elves Pronunciation orga'lathad ('th' as in English 'these') Meaning 'Day of the Two Trees' Other names Aldúya; equivalent to the names Aldëa or Orgaladh used by Men, and to the Trewesdei or Trewsday of the Hobbits Indexes: Alphabetical: O Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 24 January 2013 This entry is complete The day of the Two Trees Days of the week The original Sindarin name for the fourth day of the week, commemorating the Two Trees of Valinor (galadh means 'tree', while the -ad ending represents 'two'). The Númenóreans altered the name of this day to Orgaladh, 'Day of the (single) Tree', referring to Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor. Nonetheless the original form seems to have been adopted by the Men of the Middle-earth, where the earliest recorded Mannish form is 'Trewesdei'. By the end of the Third Age, this had become 'Trewsday'. See also... Aldúya, Orgaladh, Trewesdei, Trewsday Indexes: Alphabetical: O Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 24 January 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2011, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career. |
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