Quenya for "Gloom Cleaver"

david wendelken #2901

This would be for a sword.

It glows gently with an inner light when drawn, sufficient for elvish eyes to see in darkness, and its light seems to softly illuminate with Varda’s starlight that which is hidden. Its light does not warn of evil folk nearby, as so many of the fell swords of the elves do, rather its bearer sees more truly that which they gaze upon. It feels light to the hand that bears it, and rings clearly, as if wishing to sing, when it is drawn. Its blade bites deeply upon the servants of the Morgoth (and thus Sauron).

Relevant words seem to be:

Huinë gloom, deep shadow, night shade Fuinë deep shadow Lumbë gloom, shadow Yaru gloom, blight Hyando cleaver, hewer

Relevant example usage:

sangahyando = throng-cleaver

Yaruhyando seems like a good match for its name. Yaru with its connotation of both gloom and the blight of evil, and hyando for the meaning of cleaver.

david wendelken #2931

Any comments?

Tamas Ferencz #2932

Best leave yaru alone; it is an Early Qenya word, and as there are plenty of words meaning "gloom" in the later, more mature versions of Quenya, there is really no need to use it.

eldamo.org, eldamo.org, or

eldamo.org

could all work, just add hyando to them.

david wendelken #2933

huinëhyando then. The connotation of darkness as a substance fits the intent.