Eldamo : Early Quenya : Nornore

ᴱQ. Nornore m. “Herald of the Gods”

⚠️ᴱQ. Nornorë, m. “Herald of the Gods”

Herald of the Valar in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/77). It appears to be an elaboration of nornoro- “to run smoothly” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Nornorë, QL/67). This name first appeared as Nornoros (PE14/13; QL/67).

References ✧ GL/31; LT1A/Nornorë; LT1I/Nornorë; LT2I/Nornorë; PE14/13; QL/67

Glosses

“Herald of the Gods” ✧ LT1A/Nornorë (Nornoros)

Variations

Nornore ✧ GL/31; LT1A/Nornorë; LT1I/Nornorë; LT2I/Nornorë
Nornoros ✧ LT1A/Nornorë; PE14/13; QL/67

Elements

nornoro-

“to run on, run smoothly and hum”

✧ LT1A/Nornorë; QL/67

Cognates

G. Dronúrin “Messenger of the Gods” ✧ GL/31 (Dronūrin); LT1A/Nornorë; PE14/13 (Dornod); PE14/13 (Drondos)

Derivations

< ᴱ✶Noronōr- ✧ GL/31
- < ᴱ√NORO “run, go smoothly, ride, spin”