In LotR/IV:IV, Frodo is called Daur, which might be the mutated form of this word
Noldorin
aran
noun. king (used of a lord or king of a specified region)
aran
noun. king, lord (of a specific region)
Cognates
- ᴹQ. haran “king, chieftain, lord or king of a specified region” ✧ Ety/TĀ
Derivations
Element in
- N. Arafain “?White King”
- N. Aran Chithlum “King of Hithlum” ✧ Ety/TĀ; PE22/033
- N. Aran Dinnu “King of Twilight” ✧ Ety/THIN
- N. Aramir
- N. Sern Aranath “King Stones” ✧ WR/098
- N. Galdaran
- N. Ennyn Durin Aran Vória “the Doors of Durin Lord of Moria” ✧ TI/182
- N. ernil “prince”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ƷAR > aran [ɣaran] > [aran] ✧ Ety/ƷAR ᴹ√ƷAR > erain [ɣarani] > [arani] > [ereni] > [erein] > [erain] ✧ Ety/ƷAR Variations
- âr ✧ Ety/TĀ
- Aran ✧ Ety/THIN; TI/182
galdaran
masculine name. Galdaran
Changes
- Tar → Aran ✧ TI/249
- Aran → Galdaran ✧ TI/249
- Galdaran → Galathir ✧ TI/249
Elements
Word Gloss galadh “tree” aran “king, lord (of a specific region)” Variations
- Tar ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn
- Aran ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn
taur
noun. king (only used of the legitimate kings of whole tribes)
âr
noun. king (used of a lord or king of a specified region)
âr
noun. king
An early name for S. Celeborn appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a combination of galadh “tree” and aran “king”, along with even earlier forms Tar and Aran (TI/249).