A Númenórean unit of measure that was translated as “league”, 5000 [Q.] rangar in length or about 5277 yards, which is very close to an English league = 3 miles or 5280 yards (UT/279, 285). Its original meaning was “stop, pause” as this is the distance where forced marches usually stopped for a rest, and thus it was likely derived from the root ᴹ√DAR “stay, stop” (Ety/DAR).
Sindarin
daur
masculine name. Frodo
daur
noun. league; †stop, pause
daur
noun. pause, stop
daur
noun. league (about 3 miles)
daur
noun. Frodo
prop. n. Frodo. >> Perhael
daur a berhael, conin en annûn
Frodo and Sam, princes of the west
daer
adjective. great, large
A word for “great” appearing in various names like Lond Daer (UT/263), Athrad Dhaer “Great Ford” (WJ/338), or Duin Dhaer “Great Ford” (WJ/191). In many of these names, Tolkien vacillated between Daer and Dhaer as the mutated form, indicating vacillation between Taer and Daer as the unmutated form. The clearest representation of this word appears in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from the late 1960s, where Tolkien said the name Daeron was based on S. daer “large, great”, whose primitive form was ✶daira based on the root √DAY (VT42/11).
Conceptual Development: A likely precursor is N. daur “great, large” from The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶daʒrā under the root ᴹ√DAƷ “great”, though this entry was rejected (EtyAC/DAƷ).
daur
league
(a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers) daur (i dhaur) (pause, stop), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath
daur
pause
(noun) 1) daur (i dhaur) (stop; also used = ”league”, a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath. 2) (noun) post (i bost, o phost) (halt, rest, cessation, respite), pl. pyst (i physt)
daur
stop
(noun) daur (i dhaur) (pause; also used = ”league”, a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath
daur
league
(i dhaur) (pause, stop), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath
daur
pause
(i dhaur) (stop; also used = ”league”, a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath.
daur
stop
(i dhaur) (pause; also used = ”league”, a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath
dar
stop
(verb, used intransitively in the LotR), dar- (i dhâr, i nerir) (halt). The imperative daro! is attested.
dar
stop
(i dhâr, i nerir) (halt). The imperative daro! is attested.
taur
tall
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
huge
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
lofty
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
masterful
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
mighty
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
overwhelming
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
sublime
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
taur
vast
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
iorhael
masculine name. Frodo
A Sindarin translation of the name of Sam’s son Frodo appearing in Tolkien’s unpublished epilogue to The Lord of the Rings and in the King’s Letter (SD/126, 129), distinct from Frodo Baggin’s Sindarin name: Daur. The name of Sam’s son appears to be a combination of the prefixal form ior- of iaur “old” and the lenited form of sael “wise”, also seen in the Sindarin translation of the name Samwise (Halfwise): Perhael.
Conceptual Development: In earlier versions of the epilogue the name appeared as N. Iorhail (SD/117), which seems to contain an earlier word N. sail “wise” based on Noldorin phonology: see N. [[n|[ai] revised to [ae]]].
raud
noble
(eminent, high), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”. Also used as noun ”a noble”; see below.
t
awful
aur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
dilia
stop up
(i dhilia, i niliar), pa.t. diliant (VT45:9).
nuitha
stop short
(i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stunt; not allow to continue) (WJ:413).
post
pause
(i bost, o phost) (halt, rest, cessation, respite), pl. pyst (i physt)
A Sindarin name for Frodo, used in the Praises of Cormallen (LotR/953, Let/448). It apparently means “wise” (Tolkien’s gloss is unclear), a derivative from Primitive Elvish ✶dāra (PE17/102). Compare this to Iorhael, a Sindarin translation of the name of Sam’s son Frodo, used in the King’s Letter.