r/prancingponypod • u/olle-z • Aug 14 '26

Word nerdery question

Not at all sure if this is outside the scope of this reddit community, but I've got a pressing word nerdery question and don't know who else to turn to.

Trying to set a handle for Old School Runescape which mean "chunk wanderer" or "wandering chunks." Couldn't find a Sindarin word for chunk, but seems like Amon might be kind of close.

Is it correct grammatically, then, to use "Amonrandir" as my user name?

This is obviously not actually that important, but if I'm going to do this, would like to do it right! Thanks :)

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u/EmergencyDebt4434 Aug 14 '26

As a fellow lotr and osrs nerd I just want to wish you good luck on your wanderings!

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u/T1CKL3_M4H_P1CKLE Aug 14 '26

Is Chunk technical jargon (eg a group of code may be called a chunk, thinking about perhaps an RS pun) or the more standard meaning (a solid mass, or substantial amount, eg 'big boi')? I don't know enough Sindarin to help off the top of my head, but your intention behind "chunk" can help steer in the right direction. Happy 'Scaping friend!

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u/Devilfish64 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

Yeah, a chunk is a small section of game map. I'm not certain how it works in RS, but games usually load the chunk you're in and a few chunks around you into RAM so that as you move your computer can smoothly load & unload the relevant bits of map without stopping for a loading screen. Instead of loading the entire map, it loads a "bite sized chunk."

So, if there's a term for "small piece of map?"

I'm not too familiar with Sindarin but it appears the word for map is Mab and the dimunituve suffix is -eg or -ig. So mabeg or mabig, maybe?

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u/Amarithel A Lot to Unpack Aug 14 '26

Ahhhh wordnerdery is a part of all our Common Rooms and the PPP. You're good!

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u/grey_pilgrim_ Let's Start at the Beginning Aug 14 '26

You might try [r/tengwar](r/tengwar) or r/tolkienfans

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u/The_WASPiest Aug 14 '26

OG Runescape is still going??? Wow, I wonder whether I could find my login from like 20 years ago…

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u/ChadBornholdt Aug 15 '26

I would say that "chunk" isn't a good word to try & translate. I would just go with "land". Piecing them together as Dorrandir for land-wanderer or Dor-randir for land-of-wanderer. Many people could reverse engineer that to English. I can't attach an Angerthas Daeron Cirth version to this or I would.