Q. ornendur n. “tree-keep, forester, woodsman” (Category: Woods, Forest)
A word in 1959 notes Tolkien described as “a tree-keep, a forester, a ‘woodsman’, a man concerned with trees as we might say ‘professionally’ (NM/20)”. It was given as an example of the use of the suffix -(n)dur, and its initial element is ornë “tree”.
Reference ✧ NM/20 ✧ “a tree-keep, a forester, a woodsman”
Elements
| ornë | “(tall) tree” | ||
| -(n)dur | “servant; to serve” | ||
| √(N)DUR | “love, feeling of special concern with, care for, or interest in things” | ✧ NM/20 (ndur) | |