anda adj. "long" (ÁNAD/ANDA), "far" (PE17:90).In Andafangar noun "Longbeards", one of the tribes of the Dwarves (= Khuzdul Sigin-tarâg and Sindarin Anfangrim) (PM:320). Compare Andafalassë, #andamacil, andamunda, andanéya, andatehta, Anduinë. Apparently derived from the adj. anda is andavë "long" as adverb ("at great length", PE17:102), suggesting that the ending -vë can be used to derive adverbs from adjectives (LotR3:VI ch. 4, translated in Letters:308)
Quenya
andafangar
collective name. Longbeards
Cognates
- Kh. Sigin-tarâg “Longbeards” ✧ PM/321
- S. Anfang “Longbeard” ✧ PM/321
Elements
Word Gloss anda “long, far” fanga “beard”
anda
long
andavë
long, at great length
andavë adv. "long, at great length" (PE17:102); see anda
ando
long
ando (2) adv. "long"; maybe replaced by andavë; see anda (VT14:5)
sóra
long, trailing
sóra adj. "long, trailing" (LT2:344)
The Quenya form of the name S. Anfangrim “Longbeards” (PM/321). It is a compound of anda “long” and the plural form of fanga “beard”.