menelvagor

masculine name. Orion, (lit.) Swordsman of the Sky

A name for Orion (LotR/1113), translated “Swordsman of the Sky” (LotR/1113), a combination of menel “the heavens” and the lenited form of magor “swordsman”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the name of Orion was given as G. Daimord “Shepherd of the Sky” (GL/29, 58).

Cognates

• Q. Menelmacar “Swordsman of the Sky” ✧ LotR/1113; MRI/Menelvagor

Elements

Word	Gloss
menel	“the heavens, firmament, region of the stars”
magor	“swordsman”