Q. Eönwë m.

Q. Eönwë, m.

The herald of Manwë (S/30) who was at the forefront of the forces of the Valar when they marched to Beleriand to overthrow Morgoth for the final time (S/251). The final element of this name is the suffix -wë common in ancient names, but the meaning of the initial element is unclear.

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales he was named ᴱQ. Fionwe and was the son of Manwë and Varda (LT1/58), and in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s its initial element is given as ᴱQ. fion “son” (QL/38). This character ᴹQ. Fionwe still appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/205) but in The Etymologies the gloss of its initial element is difficult to read, and could be either “hawk” or “haste” (Ety/PHI, WEG); Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne suggest that “hawk” is more likely (EtyAC/PHI). The character’s name and his relationship to Manwë did not change to that of Eonwë until Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (MR/146).

References ✧ LT1/63; LT1I; MR/146; MRI; PMI/Eönwë, Fionwë; SI; UTI; WJI

Elements

?
-wë “ancient name suffix (usually but not always masculine)”

ᴹQ. Fionwe m.

See Q. Eönwë for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/PHI, WEG; LRI/Fionwë; MR/146; MRI/Eönwë, Fionwë; PMI/Eönwë, Fionwë; SDI2/Fionwë; SMI/Fionwë; TII/Fionwë; WJI/Eönwë, Fionwë

Related

Changes

Elements

fion “?hawk or haste” ✧ Ety/PHI
-we² “abstract suffix” ✧ Ety/WEG
ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” ✧ Ety/PHI

Cognates


ᴱQ. Fionwe m.

See Q. Eönwë for discussion.

References ✧ GL/18, 20; LT1/63; LT1A/Fionwë; LT1I/Fionwë; LT2I/Fionwë; PE14/13; PME/38; QL/38

Variations

Changes

Elements

-we²
fion “son” ✧ LT1A/Fionwë; QL/38

Cognates