per (stem of perin “halve”) + edhel (“elf”)
Sindarin
peredhel
noun. half-elf
peredhel
proper name. Half-elf
Cognates
- Q. Pereldar “Half-elven” ✧ PMI/Peredhil
Elements
Word Gloss per- “half” Edhel “Elf”
peredhel
noun. half-elf
edhel
noun. Elf
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- S. Adanedhel “Elf-man” ✧ SA/edhel
- S. Aerlinn in Edhil o Imladris “*Holy Song of the Elves of Rivendell” ✧ RGEO/62
- S. Aredhel “Noble Elf” ✧ SA/edhel
- S. Aredhel “Noble Elf” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/141
- S. Caledhel “*Light Elf”
- S. Danedhel “*Nando” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/141
- S. Dúnedhel “West-Elf” ✧ PE17/141; WJ/378
- S. Edhelharn “Elfstone”
- S. edhellen “elvish” ✧ PE17/045
- S. Edhellond “Elf-haven” ✧ UT/255
- S. Edhellos “Elven-flower” ✧ PM/346
- S. Glóredhel “*Golden Elf” ✧ SA/edhel
- S. Gwenedhel
- S. Lindedhel “Nandorin Elf”
- S. mellyn enin Edhellion “*friends of the Elves” ✧ PE17/097
- S. Mornedhel “Dark-elf” ✧ PE17/141; WJ/377
- S. Nínedhel “?Tear(ful) Elf” ✧ PE17/139
- S. Ost-in-Edhil “Fortress of the Eldar” ✧ SA/edhel
- S. Peredhel “Half-elf” ✧ SA/edhel
- S. Rúnedhel ✧ PE17/141
- S. Thinnedhel “Grey-elf” ✧ PE17/139
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶edelā > eðel [edelā] > [edela] > [eðela] > [eðel] ✧ PE17/139 ✶edelō > eðel [edelō] > [edelo] > [eðelo] > [eðel] ✧ PE17/141 ✶edelā > edhel [edelā] > [edela] > [eðela] > [eðel] ✧ PE17/151 ✶edelā > eðel [edelā] > [edela] > [eðela] > [eðel] ✧ PE17/152 ✶edelō > Edhel [edelō] > [edelo] > [eðelo] > [eðel] ✧ WJ/360 ✶edelō > Edhil [edelī] > [edeli] > [eðeli] > [eðili] > [eðil] ✧ WJ/360 Variations
- edhel ✧ PE17/045; PE17/151; RC/780; SA/edhel; UT/255; UTI/Edhelrim
- eðel ✧ PE17/139; PE17/141; PE17/152
- Eðel ✧ PM/346
penedh
noun. Elf
Derivations
Element in
- S. Morbenedh “*Dark-elf” ✧ PE17/140; PE17/141
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶kwenedē > peneð [kwenedē] > [penedē] > [penede] > [peneðe] > [peneð] ✧ PE17/140 ✶kwenedē > Penn [kwendē] > [pendē] > [pende] > [pend] > [penn] ✧ PE17/141 Variations
- peneð ✧ PE17/140; PE17/141
- Penn ✧ PE17/141
peredhel
half-elf
1) *peredhel (pl. peredhil) (PM:256, 348), 2) (actually ”Half-Noldo”) peringol (i beringol, o pheringol), pl. peringyl (i pheringyl), coll. pl. ?peringollath
peredhel
half-elf
(pl. peredhil) (PM:256, 348).
edhel
elf
(pl. edhil). Coll. pl. Edhelrim (or Edhellim) (UT:318). Also †eledh, pl. elidh, coll. pl. eledhrim (Letters:281), also elen, pl. elin, also with coll. pl. eledhrim (elen + rim with the regular change nr > dhr). (WJ:363, 377-78; the shorter coll. pl. Eldrim > *Elrim*** may also occur). But since elin** also means "stars", other terms for "Elf" may be preferred.
mornedhel
dark elf
(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**).
eledh
noun. Elf
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶eledā/elenā > eledh [eledā] > [eleda] > [eleða] > [eleð] ✧ Let/281 ✶eledā/elenā > elidh [eledī] > [eledi] > [eleði] > [eliði] > [elið] ✧ Let/281 ✶elenyā > elein [elenjā] > [elenja] > [elenia] > [eleni] > [elein] > [elain] ✧ PE17/139 ✶eledā > eleð [eledā] > [eleda] > [eleða] > [eleð] ✧ PE17/140 ✶eledā > eleð [eledā] > [eleda] > [eleða] > [eleð] ✧ PE17/141 ✶eledā > eledh [eledā] > [eleda] > [eleða] > [eleð] ✧ PE17/142 ✶elenā > Elen [elenā] > [elena] > [elen] ✧ WJ/360 ✶elenā > Elin [elenī] > [eleni] > [elini] > [elin] ✧ WJ/360 Variations
- eledh ✧ Let/281 (eledh); PE17/142; PE17/142; UTI/Edhelrim
- elein ✧ PE17/139 (elein)
- eleð ✧ PE17/140; PE17/141; PE17/142
- Elen ✧ WJ/363; WJ/377 (Elen); WJI/Elen
elen
noun. Elf
ell
noun. Elf
Cognates
- Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ Let/281; WJ/362
Derivations
- ✶eledā “star-folk, of the stars” ✧ PE17/141; WJ/360
- √EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ Let/281
- Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ PE17/141
- ✶eledā “star-folk, of the stars” ✧ Let/281; PE17/141; SA/êl; WJ/360; WJ/364; WJ/364
- √EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ Let/281
- ✶elenā “connected with or concerning the stars” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/152
- ✶elen “star” ✧ PE17/139
- √EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ Let/281; PE17/067; VT42/11; WJ/360
- ✶edelā “the fair” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151
- √DEL “*fair” ✧ PE17/151
- ✶edelō “one who goes, traveller, migrant, marcher” ✧ PE17/152
- √DEL “walk, go, proceed, travel” ✧ WJ/360; WJ/363
Derivatives
Element in
- S. Aranel
- S. Aredhel “Noble Elf” ✧ PE17/141
- S. ar in Ellath epholar eno vi Eressai “*and the Elves (?remember) still in Eressëa” ✧ VT50/19
- S. Dúnedhel “West-Elf” ✧ PE17/141
- S. Elladan “Elf-man” ✧ Let/281
- S. Elleth “Elf-maid” ✧ PE17/141; PE17/152; WJ/363
- S. Ellon “Elf-man” ✧ PE17/141; WJ/363
- S. Elrohir “Elf-knight” ✧ Let/281
- S. Elrond “Star-dome” ✧ Let/281
- S. Elros “Star-foam” ✧ Let/281
- S. Elvellyn “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers” ✧ WJ/412
- S. Glinnel “*Singer-elf”
- S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/15; VT50/15; VT50/15
- S. Laegel “Green-elves”
- S. Lindel “Nando”
- S. Miniel “Vanyar”
- S. sí il chem en i Naugrim en ir Ellath thor den ammen “*now all (?hands) of the Dwarves and Elves will be (?against) to us” ✧ VT50/23
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶eldā > ell [eldā] > [elda] > [elða] > [elð] > [ell] ✧ PE17/141 Q. elda > eld > ell [elda] > [elða] > [elð] > [ell] ✧ PE17/141 ✶eldā > Ell- [eldā] > [elda] > [elða] > [elð] > [ell] ✧ WJ/360 Variations
- ell ✧ Let/281; PE17/141; PE17/141 (ell); PE17/141; PE17/152 (ell)
- elt ✧ PE17/141
- Ell- ✧ WJ/363
- ell- ✧ WJ/364
avar
non-eldarin elf
pl. Evair, also called
calben
elf of the great journey
(i galben, o chalben), pl. celbin (i chelbin).
dúnedhel
elf of beleriand
(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*). (WJ:378, 386)*
edhelharn
elf-stone
(pl. edhelhern) (SD:128-31).
elleth
elf-woman
(pl. ellith) (WJ:363-64, 377)
ellon
elf-man
(pl. ellyn)
elvellon
elf-friend
(pl. elvellyn, coll. pl. elvellonnath (WJ:412);
gwanwel
elf of aman
(”departed” Elf), pl. gwenwil (in gwenwil), coll. pl. gwanwellath. (WJ:378) Also gwanwen; see
laegel
green-elf
pl. laegil; coll. pl. laegrim or laegeldrim (WJ:385). These forms from a late source would seem to supersede the ”N” forms listed in LR:368 s.v. LÁYAK: *Lhoebenidh* or *Lhoebelidh*. The Green-elves of Beleriand were also called Lindel (pl. Lindil), also Lindedhel (pl. Lindedhil) *(WJ:385)*.
lefn
elf left behind
pl. lifn.
miniel
first elf
(i Viniel), pl. Mínil (i Mínil), coll. pl. Miniellath. (WJ:383)
send
grey-elf
(i hend, o send, construct sen) (probably a term only used by the Noldor, borrowed from Quenya Sinda), pl. sind (i sind), coll. pl. Sendrim (the only attested form).
Term for one with mixed human and elvish blood, almost always appearing in its plural form Peredhil as in The Lord of the Rings appendices (LotR/1034). It is a combination of per- “half” and Edhel “Elf” (SA/edhel).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, Tolkien used the term N. Peringol to refer to Elrond’s half-blood (LR/152), but this term was a combination of N. perin “half” and the root ᴹ√ÑGOL from which the tribal name ᴹQ. Noldo was derived, so literally meant “Half-Gnome [Noldo]” (Ety/PER).