Sindarin 

adanedhel

masculine name. Elf-man

A name given to Túrin in Nargothrond for his noble, Elf-like nature, translated “Elf-man” (S/210). It is a compound of Adan “man” and Edhel “Elf” (SA/adan, edhel).

Elements

WordGloss
Adan“Man (as a species)”
Edhel“Elf”
Sindarin [S/210; SA/adan; SA/edhel; SI/Adanedhel; UTI/Adanedhel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elladan

masculine name. Elf-man

Son of Elrond (LotR/227). This name is translated “Elf-man”, a combination of archaic Sindarin †Ell “elf” and Adan “man” (Let/281-2).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this character was first named N. Elboron (WR/297). Earlier still, the name Ilk. Elboron used as a name for a son of Dior (LR/147).

Sindarin [Let/281; Let/282; LotRI/Elladan; PMI/Elboron; PMI/Elladan; SDI1/Elladan; WR/307; WRI/Elboron; WRI/Elladan] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ellon

noun. Elf-man

Cognates

  • Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ PE17/151

Elements

WordGloss
Ell“Elf”

Variations

  • ellon ✧ PE17/141; PE17/151; PE17/152
  • elles ✧ PE17/152
Sindarin [PE17/141; PE17/151; PE17/152; WJ/363; WJ/364; WJ/377; WJI/Ellon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ellon

elf-man

ellon (pl. ellyn),

ellon

elf-man

ellon (pl. ellyn) (WJ:363-64, 377).