Noldorin 

isfin

feminine name. Isfin

Name of Aredhel in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/15, LR/223). In The Etymologies, it was given as a combination of ist “knowledge” and ON. phinya “skill” (Ety/IS, PHIN).

Changes

  • Isfin → Írith ✧ MR/182
  • Isfin → Íreth ✧ PMI/Isfin
  • Isfin → Aredhel ✧ SMI/Aredhel
  • Isfin → Areðel ✧ WJ/317
  • Isfin → Rodwen ✧ WJI/Rodwen

Elements

WordGloss
ist“lore, knowledge, lore, knowledge; [G.] feeling, sensation; notion”
phinya“skillful”

Variations

  • Isfin/Istfin ✧ Ety/IS
Noldorin [Ety/IS; Ety/PHIN; LRI/Isfin; MR/182; MRI/Isfin; PMI/Isfin; SMI/Aredhel; SMI/Isfin; WJ/317; WJI/Isfin; WJI/Rodwen] Group: Eldamo. Published by