S. Ioreth f. “Old Woman”
An old woman from Minas Tirith (LotR/860), her name was translated “Old Woman”, a combination of the prefixal form ior- of iaur “old” and the feminine suffix -eth (RC/579).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Yoreth (WR/386), but this was probably just a variant spelling rather than a real difference in the name.
References ✧ LotR/1114; LotRI; RC/579
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| iaur | “old” | ✧ RC/579 (ior-) |
| -eth | “feminine ending” | ✧ RC/579 |
N. Yoreth f.
References ✧ SD/55; SDI1/Ioreth; WR/386; WRI
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