morben

noun. one of the Avari or Easterlings in Beleriand

morben

noun. a dark person

morn (“dark”) + pen (“someone, anyone”) is said to be “formally” related to Q Moriquendi; the first element could be mora-, after kala- in Kalaquendi.

morben

'Dark-elf'

pl1. mœrbin, pl2. morbennath n. 'Dark-elf', excluding the Sindar.

morben

proper name. *Dark-folk

Originally a Sindarin term for the dark-elves (PE17/141), it was later expanded to include anyone who was not a Calben, ally of the Light (WJ/376). This name is a combination of morn “black” and pen “(some)one” (WJ/362).

Conceptual Development: The (rejected) word Morbenn appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/MOR).

Cognates

• Q. Moriquendi “Elves of the Darkness, (lit.) Dark Elves” ✧ WJI/Morben; WJ/361; WJ/376
• T. Moripendi “Dark-elves” ✧ WJI/Moriquendi

Elements

Word	Gloss
morn	“black, dark; night”
pen	“one, somebody, anybody, one, somebody, anybody; [N.] Elf”

Variations

• morben ✧ PE17/141

morbenedh

'Dark-Elf'

pl1. morbenidh {ð} n. #'Dark-Elf'. >> penedh

Moredhel

'Dark-Elf'

pl1. Moredhil {ð} n. 'Dark-Elf', distinguished from the Sindar (and usually also the Nandor). Q. Avar.

moravar

noun. 'Dark-Elf'

n. #'Dark-Elf'.