berethil

feminine name. Berethil

A Noldorin name for Varda appearing on in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/BARATH), possibly replacing older N. Bredhil and G. Bridhil and possibly replaced by N. Elbereth. It developed from ON. Barathi(l).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Varda “Lofty, Sublime” ✧ Ety/BARATH

Derivations

• On. Barathi(l) ✧ Ety/BARATH
  • ᴹ✶Barathī “Spouse of Manwe” ✧ Ety/BARATH
  • ᴹ√BARATH “*queen” ✧ Ety/BARATH
    • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BARATH

Elements

Word	Gloss
bereth	“queen”
-(r)il	“feminine suffix”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. Barathi(l) > Berethil	[baraθil] > [bereθil]	✧ Ety/BARATH

berithil

masculine name. Berithil

Changes

• Berithil → Beregond ✧ SD/059
• Berithil → Beregond ✧ SDI1/Berithil
• Barathil → Barithil ✧ WR/288
• Barithil → Berithil ✧ WR/288
• Berithil → Beregond ✧ WR/288

Variations

• Beren ✧ WR/282
• Barathil ✧ WR/288; WRI/Berithil
• Barithil ✧ WR/288; WRI/Berithil
• Berethil ✧ WRI/Berithil