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Macalaurë

gold-cleaver

Macalaurë ("k"), masc. name, the mother-name (never used in narrative) of Canafinwë = Maglor (PM:353, MAK); his Sindarin name is seen to be based on his mother-name. In the Etymologies, Macalaurë is interpreted "Gold-cleaver" (MAK)

macalaurë

masculine name. Forging Gold

The mother-name of S. Maglor, from which his Sindarin name is derived (PM/353). This name is a compound of the root √MAK “forge metal” and laurë “gold” (VT41/10).

Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, ᴹQ. Makalaure “Gold-cleaver” appeared as the Quenya form of N. Maglor (Ety/MAK), though in this period, Maglor would have been his birth name since the native language of the Noldor was Noldorin.

Cognates

  • S. Maglor “*Forging Gold” ✧ PM/352; PMI/Maglor

Derivatives

  • S. Maglor “*Forging Gold” ✧ VT41/10

Elements

WordGloss
MAK“cut, hew with a sharp edge; kill, slay; forge metal, cut, hew with a sharp edge, [ᴹ√] cleave; sword, fight (with a sword); ️[√] forge metal; kill, slay”
laurë“gold (light or colour)”

Variations

  • Makalaure ✧ PM/353; VT41/10
  • Makalaurë ✧ PMI/Maglor
Quenya [PM/353; PMI/Maglor; VT41/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Canafinwë

strong-voiced or ?commanding finwë

Canafinwë masc. name "strong-voiced or ?commanding Finwë"; his Sindarin name was Maglor (see Macalaurë). Short Quenya name Cáno. (PM:352)