| 
  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Maedhros

Page history last edited by Harri Perälä 15 years, 2 months ago

Maedhros

 

Forms of the name

 

Covers the indices of: X–XII 

 

Etym: Maidhros T (V:371), Maedhros T (V:371, 385), Maidros (V:371), Maenros (V:371)

A note written on QS: Maidros (XI:176)

 

AAm: Maidros (X:112, 119–120)

Continuation of GA 1: mostly Maiðros (XI:115)

GA 2: Maiðros (XI:32), Maidros (XI:18, 29–30, 32–34, 36, 38–9, 46, 49, 53, 59–61, 64, 69–72, 74, 77)

LQ 1, first half: Maidros (X:177)

LQ 1, second half: Maidros as in QS?

Tale of Years A, C, D: Maidros (XI:345, 348, 351–2)

The second Silmarillion map: Maiðros > Maeðros, Maidros > Maedros (XI:188)

 

LQ 2, first half: Maedhros (X:177)

LQ 2, second half: Maedros (XI:215, 219, 221), Maeðros (XI:177)

B (Silmarillion): Maedros (X:292–3, 295)

Narn account of the Battle of Unnumbered Tears: Maedros (XI:165–7)

Note preceding WH: Maeðros (XI:255)

Corrections to the conclusion of Quenta Silmarillion (c. 1958): Maidros (XI:247)

 

A note, no earlier than 1966: Maedros (XII:318)

Shibboleth: Maedros T (XII:344, (352, 355,) 366), once Maedhros > Maedros (XII:357)

Ros: Maedros T (XII:367, 372), Maedron (“in a later note”, XII:372)

 

Translations and etymological notes

 

  • Maidhros ‘pale-glitter’, “anglicized Maidros” (V:371 s.v. MAD-)
  • Maedhros < Maenros” (maen ‘skilled, clever’?) (V:371 s.v. MAG-)
  • Maedhros: contains rhoss *‘polished metal’ (V:384–5 s.v. RUS-)
  • Maedros: etymology (maed < magit- ‘shapely’ + ross, based on Maitimo Russandol) (XII:366)
  • Maedros: -ros is a colour word, referring to his red, red-brown hair (XII:368)

 

Secondary sources

  

Notes

 

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.