Q. Aiwendil m. “Lover of Birds”

Q. Aiwendil, m. “Lover of Birds”
The Quenya name of Radagast (UT/393). Christopher Tolkien translated the name as “Lover of Birds” (UT/401), a compound of aiwë “bird” and -(n)dil “-lover”.

References ✧ UT/401; UTI

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aiwë “(small) bird” ✧ UT/401 (#Aiwe)
-(n)dil “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love”