ar (prefix “high, noble, royal”) + beleg (“great, mighty”)
Sindarin
arveleg
masculine name. Arveleg
Elements
Word Gloss ar(a)- “noble, royal, high” beleg “great, mighty; large, big, great, mighty; large, big, [ᴱN.] huge”
Arveleg
noun. mighty king
argeleb
masculine name. Argeleb
The 7th and 10th kings of Arthedain (LotR/1038). The initial element of this name is the prefix ar(a)- “noble” and its final element is probably the lenited form geleb of celeb “silver”.
Conceptual Development: In the draft of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, the name of Argeleb I was first given as Celebrindol, and the name of Argeleb II was first given as Arveleg (PM/209).
Changes
Arveleg→ Argeleb² ✧ PMI/Argeleb²Elements
Word Gloss ar(a)- “noble, royal, high” celeb “silver” Variations
- Argeleb¹ ✧ PMI/Argeleb¹
- Argeleb² ✧ PMI/Argeleb²
- Arveleg ✧ PMI/Argeleb² (
Arveleg)
The 8th and 12th kings of Arthedain (LotR/1038). The initial element of this name is the prefix ar(a)- “noble” and its final element is probably the lenited form veleg of beleg “great, mighty”.
Conceptual Development: In the draft of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, the name of Arveleg I was first given as Beleg, and the name of Arveleg II was first given as Argeleb (PM/209).