Eldamo : Sindarin : Ar-Feiniel

S. Ar-Feiniel f. “White Lady”

S. Ar-Feiniel, f. “White Lady”

A sobriquet of Aredhel translated “White Lady” (S/60). This name is probably a combination of ar(a)- “noble”, fain “white and shining [thing]” and the feminine suffix -iel¹ (as suggested by David Salo, GS/342).

See the entry for Aredhel for discussion of her other names.

References ✧ PM/362; PMI; S/60; SI/Aredhel, Ar-Feinel; WJ/318; WJI/Ar-Feiniel, Feiniel

Glosses

“White Lady” ✧ PM/362 ((Ar)Feiniel); S/60; SI/Aredhel; WJ/318 (Feiniel); WJI/Feiniel (Feiniel)

Variations

Ar-Feiniel ✧ PMI/Ar-Feiniel; S/60; SI/Aredhel; SI/Ar-Feinel; WJ/318; WJI/Ar-Feiniel
(Ar)Feiniel ✧ PM/362
Feiniel ✧ WJ/318; WJI/Feiniel

Ar-Feiniel [is, in The Silmarillion, generally used as a title of] Aredhel “Noble-elf” ✧ WJ/318
Ar-Feiniel [was, per per Christopher Tolkien, actually a competing name for] Aredhel “Noble-elf” ✧ WJ/318

Elements

ar(a)-	“noble, royal, high”
fain	“white, shimmering, shining; white and shining [thing]; dim, dimmed; filmy, fine-woven; (vague) apparition; cloud”
-iel¹	“daughter; feminine suffix”