macar

swordsman

macar ("k") (1) noun "swordsman" (VT39:11). In Menelmacar (see menel). According to VT41:10, macar is literally "forger" (derived from maca-, q.v.), "often used in later use of a warrior".

macar

tradesman

macar ("k") (2) noun "tradesman" (MBAKH)

macar

noun. swordsman; †forger

Cognates

• S. magor “swordsman”

Derivations

• √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” ✧ VT39/11; VT41/10

Element in

• Q. Menelmacar “Swordsman of the Sky” ✧ MR/071

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MAK > makar	[makaro] > [makar]	✧ VT39/11
√maka- > makar	[makar]	✧ VT41/10

Variations

• makar ✧ MR/071; VT39/11; VT41/10

mectar

swordsman

mectar _("k")_noun"Swordsman". In Telimectar ("k"). (LT1:268; in LotR-style Quenya mehtar, also macar)