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).

morben

'Dark-elf'

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

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

noun. one of the Avari or Easterlings in Beleriand

morbenedh

'Dark-Elf'

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

morbenedh

proper name. *Dark-elf

Another Sindarin term for the dark-elves or Avari in 1957 Notes on Names (NN), a combination of the element √MOR “black” and the lenited form of †penedh “Elf” (PE17/141).

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'.

mornedhel

dark elf

Mornedhel (i Vornedhel), pl. Mornedhil (i Mornedhil). Conceivably the entire word could be umlauted in the pl.: Mernedhil. (WJ:409). Also Duredhel (i Dhuredhel), pl. Duredhil (i Núredhil), also called Durion (i Dhurion), *"dark son", pl. Duryn (i Nuryn), coll. pl. Durionnath.

mornedhel

dark elf

Mornedhel (i Vornedhel), pl. Mornedhil (i Mornedhil). Conceivably the entire word could be umlauted in the pl.: ?Mernedhil. (WJ:409) Another term for ”Dark Elf” is Dúredhel (i Dhúredhel), pl. Dúredhil (i Núredhil).

mornedhel

dark elf

(i Vornedhel), pl. Mornedhil (i Mornedhil). Conceivably the entire word could be umlauted in the pl.: Mernedhil. (WJ:409). Also Duredhel (i Dhuredhel), pl. Duredhil (i Núredhil), also called Durion (i Dhurion), ✱"dark son", pl. Duryn (i Nuryn), coll. pl. Durionnath.