-î
suffix. feminine suffix
-î-
suffix. plural inflection
The inflection used to mark nouns as plural (S/429), used either as a suffix (for weak-nouns) or replacing the last vowel (for strong-nouns). According to Tolkien, the primitive form of this suffix was most likely ✶-yī (SD/424). See the entry on the plural nouns case for further details.
î
interjection. indeed
î(r)
pronoun. impersonal plural pronoun
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Ferumbras Took III
Ferumbras Took III
Ferumbras is a name from the legends of Roland, a corruption of Frankish fier à bras, "brave arm".
Isengrim Took III
Isengrim Took III
"Isengrim" is of Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from isen meaning "iron" and grim meaning "fierce". It is likely Isengrim is named after an earlier Isengrim, but it is notable that "Isengrim" is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of Reynard the Fox which originated in French folklore.
Isumbras Took III
Isumbras Took III
"Isumbras" is of French and Anglo-Saxon origin and means "iron-arm". It comes from the French bras meaning "arm", and the Anglo-Saxon and Middle High German word isen which means "iron". Tolkien likely[source?] got the name from Sir Isumbras, an English medieval romance about a man who suffers a lifetime of hardship but who finds happiness in his latter years.
A suffix used to form feminine nouns from common or masculine nouns (SD/435). Another common variant was -ê (SD/438).