S. Menelvagor m. “Orion, (lit.) Swordsman of the Sky”
A name for Orion (LotR/1113), translated “Swordsman of the Sky” (LotR/1113), a combination of menel “the heavens” and the lenited form of magor “swordsman”.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the name of Orion was given as G. Daimord “Shepherd of the Sky” (GL/29, 58).
References ✧ LotR/81, 1113; LotRI; MRI; RSI
Glosses
Elements
| menel | “the heavens, firmament, region of the stars” | ||
| #magor | “swordsman” | soft-mutation | ✧ LotR/81 (#vagor) |
Cognates
G. Daimord m. “Shepherd of the Sky”
References ✧ GL/29, 58; LT1A/Telimektar; LT2I; PE13/112; QL/62, 88
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Inflections
| Daimordh- | stem | ✧ PE13/112 |
Elements
| dai¹ | “sky” | ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Telimektar; PE13/112 |
| mort | “warrior, champion, hero; man; †sword, †shepherd” | ✧ GL/29 (mord); GL/58; LT1A/Telimektar (mord) |
Cognates