estel

masculine name. Hope

A name for Aragorn (LotR/1061), it is simply the noun estel “hope” used as a name (PE17/117).

Conceptual Development: In drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices, this name first appeared as S. Amin (PM/269).

estel

noun. hope

n. hope. ónen i·Estel Edain 'I gave the "Hope" (to) Men'.

estel

noun. hope, trust, hope, trust, *faith [in]

estel

noun. hope, trust, a temper of mind, steady fixed in purpose, and difficult to dissuade and unlikely to fall into despair or abandon its purpose

estel

trust

(noun) estel (hope, steady purpose), pl. estil

estel

faith

: The noun estel "hope, trust, steady purpose" seems to approach the meaning of "faith" (in the religious sense) (MR:320)

estel

purpose

(noun, ”steady purpose”) estel (hope, trust), pl. estil

estel

steady purpose

(noun) estel (hope, trust), pl. estil

estel

trust

(hope, steady purpose), pl. estil

estel

hope

(trust, steady purpose), pl. estil

estel

faith

"hope, trust, steady purpose" seems to approach the meaning of "faith" (in the religious sense) (MR:320)

estel

steady purpose

(hope, trust), pl. estil

estel

purpose

(hope, trust), pl. estil

amin

masculine name. Hope

A rejected name for Aragorn, changed to Estel (PM/269). It is probably a variant of amdir (MR/320).

amdir

hope

1) (based on reason) amdir (no distinct pl. form). Literally an "up-looking". 2) (closer in meaning to ”faith”) estel (trust, steady purpose), pl. estil, 3) (noun) harthad (i charthad, o charthad), pl. herthaid (i cherthaid)

amdir

noun. hope based on reason

astor

noun. faith

_n. _faith, loyalty (not belief). Q. astar.

hartha-

verb. to hope

harthad

gerund noun. hope

inn

noun. purpose, intention

amdir

hope

(no distinct pl. form). Literally an "up-looking".

hartha

hope

(verb) #hartha- (i chartha, i charthar). Verbal stem isolated from the apparent gerund harthad, ”hope” as noun.

hartha

hope

(i chartha, i charthar). Verbal stem isolated from the apparent gerund harthad, ”hope” as noun.

harthad

hope

(i charthad, o charthad), pl. herthaid (i cherthaid)

thala

steady

thala (stalwart, firm), pl. ?theili;

thala

steady

(stalwart, firm), pl. ?theili;

thel

purpose

(verb) ?thel- (intend, mean, resolve, will);

thel

purpose

(intend, mean, resolve, will);

thelion

one who purposes

(pl. thelyn, coll. pl. thelionnath)

estel

trust, hope

estel noun "trust, hope" (WJ:318-319, MR:320)

estel

noun. hope, trust, *faith

estelmo

masculine name. *Hope-person

The squire of Elendur (UT/276). His name seems to be a compound of estel “hope” and the agental suffix -mo.

estelenca

adjective. hopeless, despairing, desperate

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estelya-

verb. to hope

astar

faith, loyalty (not belief)

astar noun "faith, loyalty (not belief)" (PE17:183). Not to be confused with the pl. form of asta #1.

tulunca

steady, firm

tulunca ("k") adj. "steady, firm" (LT1:270; in Tolkien's later Quenya tulca)

induinen

noun. purpose

induinen

noun. purpose

mer-

verb. to hope, to hope, [ᴹQ.] wish, desire, want

amatírë

noun. hope

hartha-

verb. to hope

harthad

noun. hope