S. Elwing f. “Star-spray”
Granddaughter of Lúthien, beloved of Q. Eärendil and mother of Elrond and Elros, her name is translated “Star-spray” (S/235, Let/448). This name is a combination of êl “star” and the lenited form of gwing “spray” (SA/wing; PM/365 note #55, 376 note #24).
Conceptual Development: Her name appeared as G. Elwing in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/241), but in the Gnomish Lexicon from this period her name was translated “Lake Foam”, a variant of the name G. Ailwing (GL/17, 32). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, Tolkien revised the meaning of the initial element of N. Elwing, first deriving it from ᴹ√ƷEL “sky” (Ety/ƷEL), then from ᴹ√EL “star” (Ety/EL). Thereafter, her name remained “Star-spray”, but Tolkien did at times consider that the second element -wing might be borrowed from a non-Sindarin language, either from the language of the Green Elves (PM/349) or from Bëorian (PM/369).
References ✧ Let/282, 448; LotRI; MRI; PM/349, 365, 369, 376; PMI; S/235; SA/wing; SI/Elwing, Lanthir Lamath; UTI; WJI
Glosses
Elements
| †êl | “star” | ✧ PM/369 (el) | |
| gwing | “foam, spindrift” | soft-mutation | ✧ PM/376; SA/wing (wing) |
| Nan. **wing | “foam, spindrift, spume” | ✧ PM/365 | |
| Ed. **wing | “spray, spindrift” | ✧ PM/369 | |
N. Elwing f. “Star-spray”
References ✧ Ety/EL, ƷEL; LRI; RSI; SDI2/Elwing; SMI; TII; WRI
Elements
| el | “star” | ✧ Ety/EL; Ety/EL | |
| gwing | “spindrift, flying spray” | soft-mutation | |
| ᴹ√ƷEL | “sky” | ✧ Ety/ƷEL | |
G. Ailwing f. “Lake Foam”
References ✧ GL/17, 32; PE13/108
Glosses
Variations
Related
Changes
Elements
| ail | “lake, pool” | ✧ GL/17 |
| gwing | “wave-crest, crest, foam” |
Cognates
G. Elwing f. “Lake Foam”
References ✧ GL/17, 32; LT2A/Elwing; LT2I
Glosses
Related
Elements
| ail | “lake, pool” | ✧ LT2A/Elwing | |
| gwing | “wave-crest, crest, foam” | soft-mutation | ✧ LT1A/Wingilot |