Q. Minnónar coll. “First-born”
A name for the Elves as the first-born children of Ilúvatar, in contrast to Apanónar “After-born” as a name for Men (WJ/403). It is a compound of minya “first” and the plural form of the adjective nóna “born”.
Conceptual Development: The similar but rejected terms ᴹQ. Estanosse “Firstborn” and ᴹQ. Esselda “*First-elves” appear in The Etymologies (Ety/ESE, EtyAC/ESE).
References ✧ WJ/403; WJI
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| minya | “first; eminent, prominent” |
| #nóna | “born” |
ᴹQ. Esselda coll. “*First-elf”
A rejected name apparently meaning something like “First-elf” (EtyAC/ESE), a combination of (rejected) esse² “beginning” and Elda “Elf”.
Reference ✧ EtyAC/ESE
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| esse² | “beginning” |
| Elda | “Elf” |
ᴹQ. Estanosse coll. “Firstborn”
A rejected term for the Elves as Firstborn of Iluvator (EtyAC/SET), a combination of (rejected) esta “first” and nosse “clan”.
See Q. Minnónar for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/ESE; EtyAC/ESE, SET
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| esta | “first” | ✧ Ety/ESE (esta); EtyAC/SET (esta) |
| nosse | “clan, family, ‘house’” |
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