erion

masculine name. Eldest

Earlier form of S. Iarwain appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, translated “Eldest” and appearing beside N. Iaur (TI/125). It might be a superlative form of iaur “old”; in the Early Noldorin Grammar, the similar suffix -iant was used for the superlative (PE13/125). If the suffix -ion was a Noldorin superlative suffix, perhaps the initial [e] developed due to Noldorin i-affection.

Elements

Word	Gloss
iaur	“ancient, old(en)”

iaur

masculine name. Eldest

Element in

• N. Erion “Eldest” ✧ TI/125

Elements

Word	Gloss
iaur	“ancient, old(en)”