![Word of the Day
December 22, 2021
Oiolossë](https://anelffriend.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/word-of-the-day-1222.png)
Word of the Day: Oiolossë – in Quenya, it is another name for Taniquetil – the highest mountain in Pelóri and the one in Arda which has the tallest peak.
It comes from:
- oio (endless period) and
- Iolossë (everlasting snow)
Or:
- Oio (“ever”)
- Losse (Snow White)
Oiolossë Uses
Also known as Taniquetil, it is the great Holy Mountain. It is also named Hill of Ilmarin in the Song of Eärendil.
![Song of Eärendil - sung by Bilbo in Fellowship of the Ring.](https://anelffriend.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/song-of-earendil-1024x683.png)
It is also used in Errol’s old English translations, and in Valarin.
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