Elessar masc. name "Elf-stone" (Elen + sar, actually "Star-stone", cf. Elendil concerning elen "star" being used to mean "Elf") (LotR3:V ch. 8). Genitive Elesarno _(VT49:28, read _Elessarno?) indicates that the stem is -sarn-. As a common noun, elessar or "elf-stone" may signify "beryl" (in the chapter Flight to the Ford in the LotR, Aragorn finds "a single pale-green jewel" and declares: "It is a beryl, an elf-stone"). Elessar as a name may also be seen as a pun or variant of Elesser "Elf-friend".
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eldandil
masculine name. Elf-friend
A term meaning “Elf-friend”, but implying an interest in them as a subject of lore (WJ/412). This name is a compound of Elda “Elf” and the suffix -(n)dil “-friend”.
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Word Gloss Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” -(n)dil “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love”
quendil
masculine name. Elf-friend
A term translated as “Elf-friend” (WJ/410), but more accurately describing those concerned with the lore of Elven-kind (WJ/412). This name is a compound Quendë “Elf” and the suffix -(n)dil “friend”. It also appear in the longer form Quendendil.
Elements
Word Gloss Quendë “Elf, (lit.) One That Speaks” -(n)dil “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love” Variations
- Quen(den)dil ✧ WJ/410
- Quendendil ✧ WJI/Quendil
Elesser masc. name, = Old English Ælfwine, Elf-friend. (SER)