S. Morben pn. “*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 pen² “(some)one” (WJ/362).
Conceptual Development: The (rejected) word Morbenn appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/MOR).
References ✧ PE17/141; WJ/362, 376; WJI/Morben, Moriquendi
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Inflections
| morbennath | class-plural | ✧ PE17/141 |
| Moerbin | plural | ✧ WJ/376; WJI/Morben |
| Moerbin/Morbin | plural | ✧ WJ/362 |
| Morbin | plural | ✧ WJI/Morben |
| mœrbin | plural | ✧ PE17/141 |
Elements
| morn | “black, dark; night” | ✧ WJ/362 | |
| pen² | “one, somebody, anybody” | soft-mutation | ✧ PE17/141 (-ben); WJ/362 (ben); WJ/376 (ben) |
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