voronwë noun "steadfastness, loyalty, faithfulness" (CO), also as masc. name Voronwë "the Faithful" (PM:340, BORÓN, LT1:250)
Quenya
voronwë
noun. steadfastness, loyalty, faith(fulness)
Variations
- Voronwe ✧ PE17/115
Derivations
- ᴹ√BOR(ON) “endure”
Element in
- Q. ar Elendil Vorondo voronwë “and of the faith of Elendil the Faithful” ✧ UT/305
voronwë
masculine name. Steadfast, Faithful
Variations
- Voronwe ✧ PE17/189 (Voronwe); PE17/189; PE17/189
Cognates
- S. Bronwe “*Endurance” ✧ PE17/189; PE17/189; WJI/Bronwë; WJI/Voronwë
Elements
Word Gloss BOR(ON) “endure” -wë “ancient name suffix (usually but not always masculine)”
voronwë
steadfastness, loyalty, faithfulness
sorna
adjective. steadfast
Derivations
- √STOR “steadfast” ✧ PE17/113
Cognates
- S. thorn “steadfast” ✧ PE17/113
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √THOR > thorna > sorna [tʰorna] > [θorna] > [sorna] ✧ PE17/113
sorna
steadfast
sorna (þ) adj. "steadfast" (PE17:113)
astar
faith, loyalty (not belief)
astar noun "faith, loyalty (not belief)" (PE17:183). Not to be confused with the pl. form of asta #1.
sarta
steadfast, trusty, loyal
sarta adj. "steadfast, trusty, loyal" (PE17:183)
An Elf of Gondolin who guided Tuor to that secret realm (S/239). This name was also the sobriquet of Mardil, the first ruling steward of Gondor, where it was translated “The Steadfast” (LotR/1039). This name could simply be the noun voronwë “steadfastness” used as a name (PE17/189), but it is likelier that its final element is the suffix -wë common in ancient names (PM/340), in which case its initial element is probably some form of the root ᴹ√BOR(ON) “endure” (Ety/BORÓN).
Conceptual Development: The name ᴱQ. Voronwe dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, where it was translated “Faithful” (LT2/156) and derived from the root ᴱ√VORO (QL/102). The name ᴹQ. Voronwe appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a combination of the roots ᴹ√BOR(ON) “endure” and ᴹ√WEG (Ety/BORÓN). In the unfinished “Notion Club Papers” story from the 1940s, it was used as the name of a companion of Elendil, where it was translated “Steadfast, Faithful” (SD/290).