Q. Ornendil m. “*Tree-friend”
Eldest son of king Eldacar of Gondor, slain by Castamir the Usurper (LotR/1047). This name seems to be a compound ornë “(tall) tree” and the suffix -(n)dil “-friend, -lover”, making it a tree-name similar to that of his younger brother Aldamir “*Tree Jewel”.
References ✧ LotRI; NM/16, 20; PMI
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ornë | “(tall) tree” | ||
-(n)dil | “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love” | ||
√N(D)IL | “to love (as a friend or equal), be devoted to” | ✧ NM/16 (ndil); NM/20 (ndil) |