Quenya
amanar
proper name. Yule
Element in
- Q. nai lye hiruva airëa Amanar “may thee find a blessed Amanar [Yule]” ✧ Minor-Doc/1963-12-18
Elements
Word Gloss am- “up, up, [ᴱQ.] upwards” Anar “Sun”
amanar
`Ct56 noun. winter solstice
hristonosta
proper name. Christmas
Cognates
- ᴺS. Rhistonnad “Christmas”
Elements
Word Gloss Hristo “*Christ” nosta “birth, birthday”
The winter solstice, after which the "Sun" starts going back "up" (having reached its lowest point in the sky). Most likely a compound of am "up" + anar "sun".