the Forsaken [= Sindar]
Sindarin
eglath
noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim
eglath
noun. the forsaken (Falathrim)
eglath
noun. the Forsaken
eglan
noun/adjective. forsaken
eglan
noun/adjective. an Elf of the Falathrim
eglan
adjective. forsaken
Derivations
- ✶heklanā “forsaken” ✧ WJ/365
Element in
- S. Eglan “Forsaken (Elf)” ✧ WJ/365
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶heklanā > Eglan [ɣeklanā] > [eklanā] > [eklana] > [eklan] > [eglan] ✧ WJ/365 Variations
- Eglan ✧ WJ/365
eglan
proper name. Forsaken (Elf)
A name the Sindar used for themselves, mostly used in the plural forms Eglath, Eglain or Egladhrim (S/58, MR/170, WJ/365). It was often applied more specifically to the people of Círdan (WJ/380, PM/392 note #35). This name is derived from the adjective eglan “forsaken” < ✶heklanā, whereas the prefixal form Egla- (surviving only in names) was derived from the primitive noun form ✶hek(e)lā “a waif or outcast” (WJ/365). Tolkien experimented with a large variety of similar forms in Notes on Names from 1957, including eglon (PE17/140-142); see that entry for details.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the word G. Egla was given as the Gnomish name for all Elves, meaning “a being from outside” and related to the word G. edh “outside” (which took the form eg before l) and ᴱQ. Elda (GL/32; LT1A/Eldar, Eglamar). Its class-plural Eglath also appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/50, entry idhrin). When Tolkien revised the phonology of the Noldorin language, he switched the language of this word to Ilk. Egla “Elf”, equivalent of ᴹQ. Elda and N. Eledh (Ety/ELED).
After Tolkien abandoned the Ilkorin language, he revised the meaning of this name to “The Forsaken”, a name the Sindar gave themselves after they were left in Beleriand (S/58). In this new sense, the class-plural S. Eglath “Forsaken” first appeared in a chart of the divisions of the Elves from the early 1950s, where it was equated to (and possibly replaced) Q. Ecelli of the same meaning (MR/170). The singular form Eglan appeared in his Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, equated to Q. Hekel and with the etymology discussed above (WJ/365).
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss eglan “forsaken” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶hekla/heklā > Egla- [ɣekla-] > [ekla-] > [egla-] ✧ WJ/365
egladhrim
noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim
elleth
noun. elf-maid
egol
noun. someone forsaken, an Elf of the Falathrim
eglon
proper name. exile
Tolkien experimented with a variety of similar terms the Sindar appeared on the back page of Notes on Names (NN) from 1957, including egl, egel, egel, egleðel and eglon (PE17/140-142). These also several atypical plural forms, resulting from developments from ✶eklō/etlō via syllabification of -l > -ol:
igil: The -l vocalizes to -il instead of -ol. Before the vocalization took place, the plural mutation was carried out to produce igl, which explains, why the resulting form is igil instead of egil, which would be usual for e in non-final syllables.
igli: This form is rather unusual for a Sindarin word, as final vowels usually vanish, but the note also includes what seems to be a direct reference to this rule “?ḷ́ < li, ṛ́ < ri” (PE17/142).
iglin: A plural with the suffix -in. This is comparable to the plural form Nauglin of naugl, naugol, which developed similarly. Interestingly, the first e mutates to i, which is unusual for non-final e
eglir: The suffix -ir is rather unusual outside of Notes on Names, but occurs there for various other forms: Thind → Thinnir, Dúnel → Dúnellir, Noll → Nellir. Here, unlike in iglin the first e remains unchanged.
Tolkien eventually replaced all these variations with S. Eglan (WJ/365), whose (class) plural form Eglath was used in The Silmarillion as published (S/58).
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶Etlōi > Igli [etlōi] > [etlī] > [etli] > [itlī] > [idli] > [igli] ✧ PE17/141 ✶etlō > eglon [etlondo] > [etlond] > [edlond] > [edlonn] > [edlon] > [eglon] ✧ PE17/141 Variations
- egel ✧ PE17/140; PE17/141 (
egel); PE17/141 (egel); PE17/142- egleðel ✧ PE17/140
- egl ✧ PE17/140; PE17/142
- eineðel ✧ PE17/141 (
eineðel)- einar ✧ PE17/141 (
einar)- egleđel ✧ PE17/141 (
egleđel)- eglanar ✧ PE17/141 (
eglanar)- eglon ✧ PE17/141; PE17/142; PE17/142; PE17/142
- egol ✧ PE17/142
galadhrim
noun. Elves of Lothlórien
golodh
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
iathrim
noun. Elves of Doriath
lachend
noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)
lachenn
noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)
edhel
noun. Elf
edhel
noun. Elf
_ n. _Elf, a general name for all the Elves (since the name Quendi had gone out of use in Sindarin). Probably related to or connected with Q. Elda. >> edhellen
edhel
Elf
pl1. edhil, pl2. edhellim {ð} _n. _Elf. A name used by the Sindar for themselves, characterizing other varieties by an adjective or prefix. >> Aredhel, Thinnedhel
edhel
Elf
{ð} _n. _Elf.
edhel
Elf
d _ n. _Elf. Q. elda.
ell
noun. elf
n. elf, esp. [?in ?the ?South]. Noldorin form.
ellon
noun. elf
edhelharn
noun. elf-stone
edledhia-
verb. to go into exile
edledhron
noun. exile (person who is exiled)
golodhrim
noun. Deep Elves, Gnomes
tawarwaith
noun. Silvan elves
laegel
noun. a Green Elf
miniel
noun. an Elf, one of the Vanyar
glinnel
noun. Elf, one of the Teleri
gódhel
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
laegrim
noun. the people of the Green Elves
elvellon
noun. elf-friend
dúnedhel
noun. Elf of the West, Elf of Beleriand (including Noldor and Sindar)
mornedhel
noun. Dark-Elf
gódhellim
noun. "Deep Elves" or "Gnomes", the Wise Folk
laegeldrim
noun. the people of the Green Elves
calben
noun. all Elves but the Avari
ódhellim
noun. Deep Elves or Gnomes, the Wise Folk
Teler
noun. an Elf, one of the Teleri
ódhel
noun. Deep Elf or Gnome, one of the Wise Folk
calben
noun. Elf of the Great Journey (lit. "light person")
telerrim
noun. the Teleri, a tribe of Elves
eglath
Eglath
The name comes from Sindarin verb egla plus the plural ending -ath.
eglan
forsaken
eglan, pl. eglain also used for "the forsaken Elves" (coll. pl. Egladhrim), i.e. the Sindar or Falathrim that were left i Beleriand. (WJ:379, VT45:12) This people could also be referred to as the Eglath (a coll. pl.), apparently with no singular (?Egol), though Egla- appears at the beginning of compounds (e.g. Eglador = land of the Eglain or Eglath).
eglan
forsaken
pl. eglain also used for "the forsaken Elves" (coll. pl. Egladhrim), i.e. the Sindar or Falathrim that were left i Beleriand. (WJ:379, VT45:12) This people could also be referred to as the Eglath (a coll. pl.), apparently with no singular (?Egol), though Egla- appears at the beginning of compounds (e.g. Eglador = land of the Eglain or Eglath).
edledh
go into exile
(i edledh, in edledhir), pa.t. edlent or edledhas. (VT45:27; the ”Noldorin” forms have gl for Sindarin dl), also edledhia- (i edledhia, in edledhiar). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhia
edhel
elf
edhel (pl. edhil). Coll. pl. Edhelrim (or Edhellim) (UT:318). Also †eledh, pl. elidh, coll. pl. eledhrim (Letters:281), also elen, pl. elin, also with coll. pl. eledhrim (elen + rim with the regular change nr > dhr). _(WJ:363, 377-78; _the shorter coll. pl. Eldrim > Elrim_ _may also occur). But since elin also means "stars", other terms for "Elf" may be preferred.
edledhron
exile
(= person who is exiled) *Edledhron, pl. Edledhryn, coll. pl. Edledhronnath. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhron.
edledhron
noun. exile
Elements
Word Gloss edlen(n) “exiled”
edledhron
exile
pl. Edledhryn, coll. pl. Edledhronnath. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhron.
egla (from PQ *hekla “elf, Falathrim”) + ath (collective plural suffix)