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Ossriandric

dan

masculine name. Dan

In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, Dan was the leader of the Danians when they turned back from the March and was the source of their name (LR/175, 215). In The Etymologies, this name was derived from the Danian-only root ᴹ√DAN which Tolkien suggested may be related to ᴹ√NDAN “back” (Ety/DAN). This name sometimes appeared with a long â: Dân (LR/215).

Changes

  • Dan → Lenwë ✧ SMI/Dan
  • Dan → Lenwë ✧ SMI/Lenwë

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(N)DAN “back, backwards” ✧ Ety/DAN

Element in

  • Dan. Danas “Green-elves” ✧ LR/175; LR/215

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DAN > Dan[dan]✧ Ety/DAN

Variations

  • Dân ✧ LR/215
Ossriandric [Ety/DAN; LR/175; LR/215; LRI/Dan; PE18/024; SMI/Dan; SMI/Lenwë] Group: Eldamo. Published by