Sindarin 

iarwain ben-adar

masculine name. Oldest and Fatherless

Fuller title of Tom Bombadil, loosely translated “oldest and fatherless” (LotR/265). This first word is the name Iarwain, and the second is a combination of the lenited form of the prefix pen “without” and the noun adar “father” (PE17/34).

Elements

WordGloss
Iarwain“Old-young”
pen“without, lacking, -less”
adar“father”

Variations

  • pen-adar ✧ PE17/034; PE17/144
  • ben-adar ✧ PE17/034; PE17/167
Sindarin [LotR/0265; LotRI/Bombadil; LotRI/Iarwain Ben-adar; PE17/034; PE17/144; PE17/167] Group: Eldamo. Published by