The squire of Isildur (LotR/243, UT/272). This name is simply the word ohtar “warrior” used as a name. Since it is a name out of legend, this name might have originally been the man’s title instead of his name, with his true name now lost (UT/282, note #17).
Quenya
ohtar
warrior, soldier
ohtar
masculine name. Warrior
Elements
Word Gloss ohtar “warrior”
ohtar
noun. warrior
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss ohta “war” -r(o) “agental suffix” Variations
- Ohtar ✧ UT/282
mahtar
warrior
mahtar noun "warrior" (MAK; original gloss "swordsman", VT45:32)
mehtar
noun. warrior
Element in
- Q. Calimehtar “*Bright Warrior”
- Q. Telumehtar “Orion, (lit.) Warrior of the Sky” ✧ WJ/411
ohtacáro
warrior
[ohtacáro] ("k")noun "warrior" (KAR). In the Etymologies as printed in LR, the accent of the word ohtacáro was omitted (VT45:19).
mordo
warrior, hero
mordo (2) noun "warrior, hero" (LT1:268 - probably obsoleted by # 1 above)
ohtar noun "warrior, soldier" (UT:282)