S. Thuringwethil f. “Woman of Secret Shadow”
Name of a servant of Sauron translated “Woman of Secret Shadow” (SI/Thuringwethil, Ety/THUR), a combination of thurin “secret, hidden”, gwath “shadow” (SA/gwath) and the feminine suffix -iel¹.
Conceptual Development: The name ᴱN. Thuringwethil first appeared in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s, where it was translated “She of Hidden Shadow” (LB/304). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, Thuringwethil was designated a Doriathrin [Ilkorin] name, translated “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”, and apparently had essentially the same derivation as given above (Ety/THUR).
References ✧ LT2I; SA/gwath; SI; WJI
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Elements
| thurin | “secret, hidden” | |
| gwath | “shadow, dim light” | plural |
| -il | “feminine suffix” |
Ilk. Thuringwethil f. “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”
Reference ✧ Ety/THUR ✧ Dor. Thuringwethil “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”
Elements
| thúren | “guarded, hidden” | ✧ Ety/THUR | |
| gwath | “shade” | ||
| *-il | “feminine suffix” | ✧ Ety/THUR | |
| ᴹ√WATH | “shade” | ✧ Ety/THUR | |
Cognates
ᴱN. Thuringwethil f. “She of Hidden Shadow”
References ✧ LB/304; LBI; SMI
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