Noldorin 

berethil

feminine name. Berethil

A Noldorin name for Varda appearing on in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/BARATH), possibly replacing older N. Bredhil and G. Bridhil and possibly replaced by N. Elbereth. It developed from ON. Barathi(l).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Varda “Lofty, Sublime” ✧ Ety/BARATH

Derivations

  • On. Barathi(l) ✧ Ety/BARATH
    • ᴹ✶Barathī “Spouse of Manwe” ✧ Ety/BARATH
    • ᴹ√BARATH “*queen” ✧ Ety/BARATH
      • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BARATH

Elements

WordGloss
bereth“queen”
-(r)il“feminine suffix”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. Barathi(l) > Berethil[baraθil] > [bereθil]✧ Ety/BARATH
Noldorin [Ety/BARATH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

berithil

masculine name. Berithil

Changes

  • BerithilBeregond ✧ SD/059
  • BerithilBeregond ✧ SDI1/Berithil
  • BarathilBarithil ✧ WR/288
  • BarithilBerithil ✧ WR/288
  • BerithilBeregond ✧ WR/288

Variations

  • Beren ✧ WR/282
  • Barathil ✧ WR/288; WRI/Berithil
  • Barithil ✧ WR/288; WRI/Berithil
  • Berethil ✧ WRI/Berithil
Noldorin [SD/059; SDI1/Berithil; WR/282; WR/288; WRI/Berithil] Group: Eldamo. Published by