Early Quenya
nornore
masculine name. Herald of the Gods
Cognates
- G. Dronúrin “Messenger of the Gods” ✧ GL/31; LT1A/Nornorë; PE14/013
Derivations
Variations
- Nornorë ✧ LT1A/Nornorë; LT1I/Nornorë; LT2I/Nornorë
- Nornoros ✧ LT1A/Nornorë; PE14/013; QL/067
nornoro-
verb. to run on, run smoothly and hum
Derivations
- ᴱ√NORO “run, go smoothly, ride, spin” ✧ LT1A/Nornorë; QL/067
Element in
- Eq. Nornore “Herald of the Gods” ✧ LT1A/Nornorë; QL/067
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NORO > nornoro- [nornoro-] ✧ QL/067
Herald of the Valar in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/77). It appears to be an elaboration of nornoro- “to run smoothly” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Nornorë, QL/67). This name first appeared as Nornoros (PE14/13; QL/67).