S. Perhael m. “Samwise, (lit.) Half-wise”
Sindarin name of Samwise (SD/126), literally “Half-wise” (PE17/102), appearing in its lenited form Berhael in the Praises of Cormallen (LotR/953). His name appears to be a combination of per- “half” and the lenited form of sael “wise”.
Conceptual Development: In unpublished epilogue to The Lord of the Rings, this name first appeared as N. Perhail “Halfwise” (SD/118), using an earlier word N. sail “wise” based on Noldorin phonology: see N. [ai] revised to [ae].
References ✧ AotM/62; Let/448; LotR/953; PE17/102; SD/126, 129; SDI1/Perhael
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Pherhael | nasal-mutation; p-mutation | “Samwise” | ✧ SD/129 |
| Pherhael | nasal-mutation; p-mutation | ✧ SDI1/Perhael | |
| Berhael | soft-mutation; p-mutation | “Sam” | ✧ Let/448; PE17/102 |
| Berhael | soft-mutation; p-mutation | ✧ LotR/953 |
Elements
| #per- | “half” | ✧ PE17/102 (#Per-) | |
| #sael | “wise” | soft-mutation | ✧ PE17/102 (#hael) |
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