S. Egalmoth m. “Pointed Helm-crest”
An Elf-lord of Gondolin and also the 18th ruling steward of Gondor (WJ/318, LotR/1039). This name is derived from the archaic form Ægamloth, and is a combination of aeg “sharp” and amloth “uprising flower”, with the more literal meaning of “pointed helm-crest” (WJ/318).
Conceptual Development: The Elf-lord G. Egalmoth was first mentioned in “The Fall of Gondolin” from earliest Lost Tales (LT2/173), and in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, his name was glossed “Broad-back” or “Broadshoulder” (GL/19, 32). The very early tale of “The Fall of Gondolin” was never fully revised (UT/5), so the status of this character in Tolkien’s later writing is unclear. However, Egalmoth reappeared as the name of the 18th ruling steward of Gondor (LotR/1039, PM/205) and again in a late note on the etymology of Ecthelion (WJ/318). It is from this note that the above etymology of Egalmoth is taken.
References ✧ LotRI; PMI; UTI; WJ/318; WJI
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| #aeg | “sharp” | |
| amloth | “helm crest, (orig.) uprising flower” | ✧ WJ/318 |
ᴱN. Egallmoth m. “He of the Wide Shoulders”
References ✧ PE13/142, 159
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| egall | “very broad” | ✧ PE13/142 |
| amoth | “shoulder” | ✧ PE13/159 |
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G. Egalmoth m. “Broadshoulder, Broad-back”
References ✧ GL/19, 32; LT2A/Egalmoth; LT2I; PE13/104, 113; PE15/23; QL/29
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| alm | “back (from shoulder to shoulder), shoulders” | ✧ GL/19; LT2A/Egalmoth |
| eg² | “far away, wide, distant, far off” | ✧ GL/32; LT2A/Egalmoth |
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