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Roheryn

noun. 'Steed of the Lady'

prop. n. 'Steed of the Lady', Aragorn's steed given him by Arwen. Softened Gondor form of pure S. Roch(ch)eruin > Rocheryn for Roch e Cheruin. >> Roch e Cheruin, Rocheruin, Rocheryn

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roheryn

proper name. Horse of the Lady

Aragorn’s horse (LotR/778), translated “Horse of the Lady” (SA/roch) or “Steed of the Lady” (PE17/97), a combination of roch “horse” and heryn “lady” (PE17/97), with the [[s|[x] (“ch”) softening to [h] in Gondorian pronunciation]].

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was already N. Roheryn (WR/435). The name also appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s beside an older form Rocheryn (EtyAC/KHER).

Derivations

  • S. Roch-cheruin “Steed of the Lady” ✧ PE17/097; PE17/097; PE17/098

Elements

WordGloss
roch“horse”
heryn“lady”
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Rocheryn

noun. 'Steed of the Lady'

prop. n. 'Steed of the Lady', Aragorn's steed given him by Arwen. Pure S. form, softened Gondor form Roheryn. >> Roch e Cheruin, Rocheruin, Roheryn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:97] < _Roch(ch)eruin_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Rocheruin

noun. 'Steed of the Lady'

prop. n. 'Steed of the Lady', Aragorn's steed given him by Arwen. Pure S. form, also Roch e Cheruin, softened Gondor form Roheryn. >> Roch e Cheruin, Rocheryn, Roheryn

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Roch e Cheruin

noun. 'Steed of the Lady'

prop. n. 'Steed of the Lady', Aragorn's steed given him by Arwen. Pure S. form, also Rocheryn < Roch(ch)eruin, softened Gondor form Roheryn. >> Rocheruin, Rocheryn, Roheryn

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