Q. Pereldar coll. “Half-elven”
The Quenya term for those with mixed Mannish and Elvish blood such as Elrond and Elros (Let/386, PM/348), though in The Lord of the Rings itself, only its Sindarin equivalent Peredhil was used (LotR/1034). Pereldar is a compound of the prefix per- “half-” and the plural of Elda “Elf”.
Conceptual Development: The term ᴹQ. Pereldar appeared in The Etymologies, but there it was translated “Half-eldar” and referred to those Elves such as the Danians who turned back on the journey to Valinor (Ety/PER, LR/215). Pereldar was first applied to the Half-elves in the draft of The Lord of the Rings (RS/412). In later writings, the term for the Elves who did not go to Aman was Q. Úmanyar.
References ✧ Let/386; LT2I; MRI/Peredhil; PM/348; PMI/Peredhil
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Elements
| #per- | “half” | ✧ Let/386 (#Per-) | |
| Elda | “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” | plural |
Cognates
ᴹQ. Pereldar coll. “Half-eldar”
References ✧ Ety/PER; LR/215; LRI; PE18/24; RS/412; RSI
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| #per- | “half, semi” | ||
| Elda | “Elf” | plural | |
| ᴹ√PER | “divide in middle, halve” | ✧ Ety/PER | |