Q. Vorondil m. “*Ever-friend”
Second of the house of Stewards in Gondor (LotR/755, 1039). His name seems to be a compound of [ᴹQ.] voro “ever” and the suffix -(n)dil “friend”.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, his name was first given as N. Faragon (WR/281), changed to ᴹQ. Orondil and then Vorondil (WR/288).
References ✧ LotRI; PMI; WR/288; WRI
Elements
| ᴹQ. voro | “ever, continually” |
| -(n)dil | “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love” |
ᴹQ. Orondil m.
Earlier name for Vorondil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/288). Roman Rausch suggested that this name might be a combination of oron “mountain” and the suffix -(n)dil “friend” (EE/3.26).
See Q. Vorondil for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/288; WRI/Faragon, Orondil
Changes
Elements
| oron | “mountain” |
| -(n)dil | “-friend” |
N. Faragon m.
Earliest name for Vorondil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/281). Roman Rausch suggested that this name might be a combination of fara- “hunt” and the suffix -gon “lord”, since he was known for hunting wild oxen (EE/3.26).
See Q. Vorondil for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/281, 288; WRI
Changes
Elements
| fara- | “to hunt” |
| -gon | “valour” |