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Hecel

land of forsaken elves

Hecel ("k") (Heceld-, e.g. pl. Heceldi, WJ:371), noun with same meaning as hecil, q.v., but reformed to match Oarel, especially applied to the Eldar left in Beleriand. Helcelmar and Heceldamar *"Land of Forsaken Elves", the name used by the loremasters of Aman for Beleriand. (WJ:365)

hecel

proper name. Elf who stayed in Beleriand

A term for the Eldar who remained behind in Beleriand (WJ/365). In Quenya, it became a technical term, rarely used in everyday speech (WJ/374). It was originally derived from hecil “one lost or forsaken”, reformed to Hecel (pl. Heceldi) after the pattern of terms like Oärel (WJ/364).

Conceptual Development: A similar term Ecelli “The Forsaken” appeared in earlier writing (MR/169-170). Ecelli was in all cases replaced by other words: Alamanyar (MR/170) or Sindar (MR/175). Nevertheless, it was probably the precursor to Hecel.

Cognates

  • S. Eglan “Forsaken (Elf)” ✧ WJ/379; WJ/365
  • T. Hecello “those [Elves] left in Beleriand” ✧ WJ/365; WJI/Hekeldi

Derivations

  • HEK “aside, apart, separate” ✧ WJ/364

Element in

  • Q. Hecelmar “*Home of the Hecel” ✧ WJ/365

Elements

WordGloss
hecil“one lost or forsaken by friends, waif, outcast, outlaw”
Elda“Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
HEK > Hekel[hekel]✧ WJ/364

Variations

  • Hekel ✧ WJ/365; WJI/Hekeldi
Quenya [WJ/365; WJ/374; WJ/379; WJI/Hekeldi] Group: Eldamo. Published by