Q. Isildur [þ] m. “*Servant of the Moon”
The eldest son of Elendil from whom Aragorn was descended (LotR/1038). His name is a compound of Isil “Moon” and the suffix -(n)dur “servant” (SA/sil, Ety/NDŪ).
Conceptual Development: The earliest mention of this character named him ᴹQ. Árundil (SD/401). In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as (Noldorin?) Ithildor >> Isildor (RS/271), soon revised to ᴹQ. Isildur (RS/320). The name Isildur also appeared in a marginal note in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/NDŪ).
References ✧ LotR/1116; LotRI; PE17/28; PE21/86; PMI; RC/776; SA/sil; SI; UTI
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| Isil | “Moon, (lit.) Sheen” | ✧ SA/sil | |
| -(n)dur | “servant; to serve” | ||
| ✶-ndūr | “attend, tend” | ✧ PE21/86 | |
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ᴹQ. Isildur [þ] m.
References ✧ Ety/NDŪ; LRI; RS/271, 320; RSI; SD/401; SDI1/Isildur; SDI2/Isildur; TII; WRI
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| Isil | “Moon, (lit.) Sheen” | |
| -(n)dur | “*servant” | ✧ Ety/NDŪ (-dûr) |