Eldamo : Sindarin : miruvor

S. miruvor n. “a special wine or cordial” (Category: Mead)

S. miruvor, n. “a special wine or cordial” (Category: Mead): G. gurmir “drink of the Valar, *(lit.) sweet wine”; G. limfa “drink of the fairies”; G. limp(elis) “drink of the fairies”

A special Elvish drink of Rivendell (LotR/290), a loan word from Quenya (PE17/37). See the entry Q. miruvórë for further discussion.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s this word was G. mirofor “drink of the Gods” based on G. mîr “wine” (GL/57) along with an alternate form G. gurmir where the initial element was G. gûri “sweet” (GL/43).

References ✧ LotR/290; LotRI/Miruvor; PE17/37; TII; UTI/Miruvor

Cognates

Q. miruvórë “mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice” ✧ PE17/37

Derivations

< Q. miruvórë “mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice” ✧ PE17/37
- < miruvórë, adapted ✧ PE17/37
- < ✶miru̯(a)-wōrĭ “precious juice” ✧ PE17/38 (miru̯(a)-wōrĭ)
- < Val. mirubhōze “honey wine” ✧ PE17/38; WJ/399 (mirubhōzē-)

G. mirofor n. “drink of the Gods” (Category: Wine)

See S. miruvor for discussion.

References ✧ GL/43, 57; LT1A/Miruvor

Glosses

“drink of the Gods” ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor

mirofor “drink of the Gods” = gurmir ✧ GL/57
gurmir “the drink of the Valar” = mirofor ✧ GL/43

Elements

mîr

“wine”

✧ GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor

Cognates

ᴱQ. miruvóre “nectar, drink of the Valar, sweet drink” ✧ GL/43; LT1A/Miruvor

Derivations

< ᴱ✶miros’w̯or- ✧ GL/43