belerieth

noun. belerieth

fem. n. >> #balar

belair

proper name. ?Valinorian Elf

A term appearing in Notes on Names (NN) from 1957 (PE17/139). It had the singular forms belerion, belerieth, belair and plural forms belair, balarwaith, beleriath. It appeared in a discussion of terms for distinct tribes of Elves: Sindar, Noldor and Nandor, but it is unclear to which tribe the name applies. The plural form balarwaith suggests a relationship to the S. Balan “Vala”, so it perhaps means “Valinorian Elf” = Noldor.