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meglivorn

noun. blackbear

A word (and name) appearing as N. meglivorn “blackbear” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of N. megli “bear” and N. morn “black” (Ety/LIS, MOR). Tolkien considered but rejected the form mormagli (EtyAC/LIS, MOR). The name Meglivorn also appeared in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1930s (PE22/33).

Neo-Sindarin: The sound change dl > gl was not a feature of Sindarin, so most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. medlivorn “blackbear”, as suggested in HSD (HSD).

Changes

  • mormagli → Meglivorn “Blackbear” ✧ Ety/LIS
  • Mormagli → Meglivorn ✧ EtyAC/MAT
  • Mormagli → Meglivorn ✧ Ety/MOR

Elements

WordGloss
megli“bear, (lit.) honey-eater”
morn“black”

Variations

  • Meglivorn ✧ Ety/LIS; Ety/MOR; EtyAC/MAT (Meglivorn); PE22/033; PE22/034; PE22/041
  • mormagli ✧ EtyAC/LIS (mormagli)
  • Mormagli ✧ EtyAC/MAT (Mormagli); EtyAC/MOR (Mormagli)
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