Iorhael

noun. old-wise (Frodo)

iaur (“ancient, old”) + sael (“wise”)

iorhael

masculine name. Frodo

A Sindarin translation of the name of Sam’s son Frodo appearing in Tolkien’s unpublished epilogue to The Lord of the Rings and in the King’s Letter (SD/126, 129), distinct from Frodo Baggin’s Sindarin name: Daur. The name of Sam’s son appears to be a combination of the prefixal form ior- of iaur “old” and the lenited form of sael “wise”, also seen in the Sindarin translation of the name Samwise (Halfwise): Perhael.

Conceptual Development: In earlier versions of the epilogue the name appeared as N. Iorhail (SD/117), which seems to contain an earlier word N. sail “wise” based on Noldorin phonology: see N. [[n|[ai] revised to [ae]]].

Element in

• S. ar Iorhael, Gelir, Cordof, ar Baravorn, ionnath dîn “and Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Hamfast his sons” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129

Elements

Word	Gloss
iaur	“old, old; [N.] ancient, olden”
sael	“wise”

daur

masculine name. Frodo

A Sindarin name for Frodo, used in the Praises of Cormallen (LotR/953, Let/448). It apparently means “wise” (Tolkien’s gloss is unclear), a derivative from Primitive Elvish ✶dāra (PE17/102). Compare this to Iorhael, a Sindarin translation of the name of Sam’s son Frodo, used in the King’s Letter.

Derivations

• ✶dāra “wise” ✧ PE17/102

Element in

• S. Daur a Berhael, Conin en Annûn “Frodo and Sam, princes of the west” ✧ Let/448; LotR/0953

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶dāra > Daur	[dāra] > [dǭra] > [daura] > [daur]	✧ PE17/102

Iorhael

Iorhael

The meaning is "old-wise" and comes from iaur and sael.