emerwen

shepherdess

emerwen noun "shepherdess" (UT:209, 434)

emerwen

noun. shepherdess

A word attested as part of a title of Tar-Ancalimë: Emerwen Aranel “Princess Shepherdess” (UT/209). Its final element is the suffixal form -wen of vendë “maiden”. Its initial element probably has something to do with either sheep or herding. See emer- for further discussion.

Elements

Word	Gloss
emer-	“?to herd (sheep)”
vendë	“maiden, *virgin”

Variations

• Emerwen ✧ UT/209; UTI/Emerwen