Sindarin 

morben

proper name. *Dark-folk

Originally a Sindarin term for the dark-elves (PE17/141), it was later expanded to include anyone who was not a Calben, ally of the Light (WJ/376). This name is a combination of morn “black” and pen “(some)one” (WJ/362).

Conceptual Development: The (rejected) word Morbenn appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/MOR).

Sindarin [PE17/141; WJ/362; WJ/376; WJI/Morben; WJI/Moriquendi] Group: Eldamo. Published by