N. athan prep. “beyond” (Category: Beyond)
A word appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s in the name N. Bronwe athan Harthad “Endurance beyond Hope” (SD/62). According to Christopher Tolkien, the form athan is very unclear and uncertain (SD/70 note #6). It might instead be athar, which would be more compatible with the root √THAR “across, beyond” (PE17/14; Ety/THAR).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. {athron “further, beyond” >>} adron “further, beyond, over, on other side” based on G. {athra “across, athwart” >>} adr(a) “lying athwart; situated on far side” (GL/17). This hints that later athan “beyond” may be based on N. ath- “across” (Ety/AT(AT)).
Reference ✧ SD/62 ✧ “beyond”
Elements
| ath-? | “on both sides, across” |
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G. adron adv. “further, beyond, over; on other side” (Category: Beyond)
References ✧ GL/17; LT2A/Artanor
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| adr(a) | “lying athwart; situated on far side” | ✧ GL/17; GL/17 (athra/aðra) |