The last king of Arthedain, whose name was translated “Last-king” (LotR/1050). His name came from a prophecy of Malbeth that he would be the last king of Arthedain, either because it would be reunited with Gondor or because it would fall. His name is a compound of the prefix ar(a)- “noble, royal” and the lenited form vedui of medui “last”.
Sindarin
last
noun. (sense of) hearing
meth
noun/adjective. last, last; [N.] end
medui
adjective. last
arvedui
masculine name. Last-king
medui
adjective. end, final, last
An adjective for “end, final, last” mutated after a preposition in the phrase ai na vedui Dúnadan “Ah! at last, Dúnadan!” (LotR/209; PE17/16). It is a combination of √MET “end, finality” with the Sindarin adjective suffix -ui.
methedras
place name. Last Peak
Last peak of the Mist Mountains (LotR/429), explictly translated “Last Peak” in Tolkien’s “Unfinished Index” of The Lord of the Rings (RC/366). This name is a combination of methed “end” and ras(s) “horn”.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Methen Amon (TI/391), later revised to N. Methendol and finally N. Methedras (TI/404). These earlier forms clearly included the Noldorin adjective N. methen “end, final” (Ety/MET). It is possible that this is true of the initial appearance of N. Methedras as well (as suggested by Roman Rausch, EE/2.63), since phonetically the combination [[n|[nr] became [ðr]]], and Tolkien often represented [ð] as “d” in the Lord of the Rings drafts. For example, N. Caradras >> S. Caradhras underwent the same development.
Unlike Caradhras, however, Tolkien never revised this form to ✱✱Methedhras. This could have been an oversight, or Tolkien could have reconceived of the initial element as the noun methed “end” seen in Methed-en-Glad, as suggested above (and by David Salo, GS/384).
Arvedui
noun. last king
âr (“king”) + medui (“last”)
Methedras
noun. last peak
methed (“last”) + ras (“horn, mountain peak”) The original form of ras is probably rass with the final s dropped at the end of a polysyllable [HKF].
rochon methestel
proper name. Rider of the Last Hope
ai na vedui dúnadan
Ah! at last, Dúnadan!
penninor
noun. last day of the year
rodyn
noun. alternate name of the last day of the Eldarin six-day week
brona
last
(verb) 1) brona- (survive) (i vrona, i mronar), 2) dartha- (i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, remain, endure) (VT45:8)
brona
last
(survive) (i vrona, i mronar)
dartha
last
(i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, remain, endure) (VT45:8)
medui
last
(adjective) 1) medui (lenited vedui; no distinct pl. form), 2) meth (lenited veth, pl. mith). Note: the word is also used as a noun ”end”.
medui
last
(lenited vedui; no distinct pl. form)
meth
last
(lenited veth, pl. mith). Note: the word is also used as a noun ”end”.
tell
adjective. last, final (in a series)
A neologism posted on 2023-01-06 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), an analog of Q. telda “last, final”. The user was deleted, so I was unable to determine who created this.
uiveleth
hJrな$3F noun. eternal love, love that will last for ever
The prefix ‘ui-’ that means eternal plus lenited form of meleth (love) ‘veleth’.
penninor
last day of the year
*penninor (i benninor, o phenninor), pl. penninoer (i phenninoer). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” penninar (LR:400 s.v. YEN).
penninor
noun. full year (last day of year), *new year’s eve
penninor
last day of the year
(i benninor, o phenninor), pl. penninoer (i phenninoer). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” penninar (LR:400 s.v. YEN).
glinthad
noun. look, glance, flash of the eye
The noun N. meth “end” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶metta under the root ᴹ√MET of the same meaning and followed by an adjective form N. methen that was also glossed “end” (Ety/MET). It reappeared as an element in the name Rochon Methestel “Rider of the Last Hope” (UT/313). It is therefore possible that meth shifted from a noun to an adjective, but its Quenya equivalent metta “ending, end” remained a noun in Tolkien’s later writings.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would avoid meth as an independent word, and would use the unambiguous noun form methed and adjective forms medui or [N.] methen. If you do use meth, I recommend using it as a noun.