magor (i vagor), analogical pl. megyr (i megyr)
Sindarin
magor
masculine name. The Sword
Elements
Word Gloss magor “swordsman”
magor
noun. swordsman
Cognates
- Q. macar “swordsman; †forger”
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”
Element in
- S. Magor “The Sword”
- S. Menelvagor “Orion, (lit.) Swordsman of the Sky” ✧ LotR/0081
magor
noun. swordsman
magor
swordsman
magor
swordsman
(i vagor), analogical pl. megyr (i megyr)
Leader of the house of Marach when they passed into Beleriand (S/143), his name was translated “The Sword” on the genealogy charts of that house (WJ/234-5), and appears to be simply magor “swordsman” used as a name.