iarwain ben-adar

masculine name. Oldest and Fatherless

Fuller title of Tom Bombadil, loosely translated “oldest and fatherless” (LotR/265). This first word is the name Iarwain, and the second is a combination of the lenited form of the prefix pen “without” and the noun adar “father” (PE17/34).

Elements

Word	Gloss
Iarwain	“Old-young”
pen	“without, lacking, -less”
adar	“father”

Variations

• pen-adar ✧ PE17/034; PE17/144
• ben-adar ✧ PE17/034; PE17/167