Noldorin 

alfobas

place name. *Swan-harbourage

A Noldorin name for ᴹQ. Alqalonde appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/KHOP). It appears to be a combination of alf “swan” and hobas “harbourage”, and possibly replaced the earlier form Alflon.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Alqalonde “Swan-haven” ✧ Ety/KHOP; TII/Alqualondë

Elements

WordGloss
alf“swan”
hobas“harbourage”
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