ᴹQ. Yáre m. “Eldest”

ᴹQ. Yárë, m. “Eldest”

A name for Tom Bombadil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Eldest” (TI/125). It seems to be yáre “former days” (or some variation thereof) used as a name.

References ✧ TI/125; TII/Tom Bombadil

Glosses

Elements

yáre “former days”