S. Celebrimbor m. “Silver-fist”
Last descendant of Fëanor, who crafted the Elvish rings of power (LotR/242), translated “Silver-fist” (PE17/42) or “Silver Grasp” (PM/179). His name is a combination of celebrin “silver” and the suffixal form -bor of paur “fist” (PE17/42, SA/celeb), and was adapted from the Telerin form of his name: Telperimpar (PM/318; VT47/8).
Conceptual Development: This name already had its final form when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/449). The name N. Celebrimbor also appeared in The Etymologies, already with its final meaning (Ety/KWAR).
References ✧ LBI; LotR/305; LotRI; PE17/42; PM/179, 318; PMI; SA/celeb; SI; UTI; VT47/8
Glosses
Elements
| celebrin | “like silver (in hue or worth)” | ✧ PE17/42; PM/179; PM/318; SA/celeb; VT47/8 | |
| paur | “fist, closed hand” | soft-mutation | ✧ PE17/42; PM/179; PM/318 (baur); SA/celeb; VT47/8 (baur) |
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Cognates
N. Celebrimbor m. “Silver-fist”
References ✧ Ety/KWAR; LRI; RS/449; RSI; TI/182; TII
Glosses
Elements
| celebren | “of silver, like silver” | ||
| paur | “fist” | soft-mutation | ✧ Ety/KWAR (-bor) |
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