S. Gildír m. “Starwatcher”
A name for the father of Celeborn appearing in notes from 1969, adapted from Telerin Gilitīro “Starwatcher” (PE23/143). It is clearly a combination of gil “star” and a form of tir- “watch”.
Reference ✧ PE23/143 ✧ “starwatcher”
Elements
| gil | “star; (bright) spark, silver glint, twinkle of light” |
| #tir- | “to look (towards), watch (over), guard” |
Element In
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| T. Gilitīro > Gildír | [gilitīro] > [gilitīr] > [gilidīr] > [gildīr] | ✧ PE23/143 |