Early Quenya
irmaldi
collective name. Creatures of the Earth
Cognates
- G. Isbaroth “Creatures of the Earth” ✧ PE14/009
Elements
Word Gloss irmin “the inhabited world” mardo “dweller” Variations
- Irmardi ✧ PE14/009
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A name for the inhabitants of the world, appearing in an early name list (PE14/9). It is derived from Irmardi (via dissimilation), so its second element is the plural of mardo “dweller”, a word that appears in the Qenya Lexicon (QL/60). The initial element of is Gnomish cognate G. Isbaroth is related to G. Idhru “World” (GL/50), so the initial element of the Qenya form is likely related to its Qenya equivalent irmin.