Q. Eärrámë pn. “Sea-wing”
The ship of Tuor and Idril on which they sailed West to Valinor (S/245). Its name is a compound of ëar “sea” and ráma “wing”.
Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, where it first appeared as ᴱQ. Alqaráme “Swanwing”, revised to ᴱQ. Earáme with one “r”, translated “Eaglepinion” (LT2/254). The latter name was derived from ᴱQ. ea(r) “eagle” (GL/51), much like the contemporaneous name ᴱQ. Earendel.
The name remained Earáme “Eagle’s Pinion” or “Eagle’s Wing” through Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/149, 308; LR/143), but was sometimes changed to ᴹQ. Earráme “Sea-wing” (SM/155). It also appeared as Earrámë “Sea-wing” in The Etymologies (Ety/AY, RAM), as well as in the versions of The Silmarillion after that point.
References ✧ LT2I; S/245; SA/ëar; SI; WJI/Eärámë
Glosses
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| ëar | “sea, great sea” | ✧ SA/ëar |
| ráma | “wing” |
ᴹQ. Earráme pn. “Sea-wing”
References ✧ Ety/AY, RAM; SM/155; SMI/Eärámë, Eärrámë
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| ear | “(open) sea; water” | ✧ Ety/AY | |
| ráma | “wing” | ✧ Ety/RAM | |
| ᴹ√AY(AR) | “sea” | ✧ Ety/RAM (AY) | |
ᴱQ. Earáme pn. “Eagle’s Pinion”
References ✧ GL/51; LR/143; LRI/Eärámë; LT2/254, 276; LT2A/Eärámë; LT2I/Eärámë; SM/149, 155, 308; SMI/Eärámë, Eärrámë
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| ea(r) | “(young) eagle” | ✧ LT1A/Eärendel (ea) |
| ráma | “wing; arm” | ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Alqaráme pn. “Swanwing”
References ✧ LT2/254; LT2A/Alqarámë; LT2I/Alqaráme, Alqarámë; SMI/Alqarámë, Eärámë
Glosses
Changes
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| alqa | “swan” | ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë |
| ráma | “wing; arm” | ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë |