S. Rodwen f. “High Virgin Noble”
A name Tolkien briefly considered for Turgon’s sister translated “High Virgin Noble” (WJ/317), a compound of the prefixal form rod- of raud¹ “noble” with the lenited form of gwend “maiden”. It was ultimately replaced by Aredhel; see that entry for further discussion.
References ✧ WJ/317; WJI
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| raud¹ | “noble, eminent; lofty, high, tall; excellent” | |
| gwend | “maiden” | soft-mutation |
N. Isfin f.
Name of Aredhel in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/15, LR/223). In The Etymologies, it was given as a combination of ist “knowledge” and ON. phinya “skill” (Ety/IS, PHIN).
See S. Aredhel for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/IS, PHIN; LRI; MR/182; MRI; PMI; SMI/Aredhel, Isfin; WJ/317; WJI/Isfin, Rodwen
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| ist | “lore, knowledge” | ✧ Ety/IS | |
| ON. phinya | “skillful” | suffix | ✧ Ety/PHIN (-phini) |
| ᴹ√PHIN | “nimbleness, skill” | ✧ Ety/IS | |
| ᴹ√IS | “*know” | ✧ Ety/PHIN | |
G. Isfin f. “Snow-locks, Exceeding-cunning”
References ✧ LBI; LT2A/Isfin; LT2I/Aredhel, Isfin; PE13/103; PE15/28
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