N. Alchorin pn. “Not-of-Kôr”
Noldorin term for the Elves “Not of Kôr”, equivalent to ᴹQ. Ilkorin, appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/AR², LA). It also appeared in its plural form Elcheryn. This term appears to be a combination of the negative prefix al-, a mutated form of N. Caur (= ᴹQ. Kôr) and a variant of the adjective suffix -en. In some rejected notes from The Etymologies, Tolkien indicated it was derived from OQ. ḷkor- (EtyAC/LA), so perhaps it was an adaptation of the Quenya term rather than an original Noldorin word.
Conceptual Development: In Early Noldorin word lists from the 1920s, rejected cognate of ᴱQ. Ilkorin was Uchor (PE13/155).
References ✧ Ety/AR², LA; EtyAC/ALA, AR², LA; LRI/Ilkorindi
Variations
Changes
Inflections
| Elcheryn | plural | ✧ Ety/LA | |
| Elcheryn | plural | ✧ EtyAC/LA | |
| Elcheryn | plural | “Elves ‘not of Kôr’” | ✧ LRI/Ilkorindi |
Elements
| al- | “no, not” | ✧ Ety/LA | |
| Caur | “Kôr” | liquid-mutation | |
| #-en | “adjective suffix” | ||
| ᴹ✶al | “without” | ✧ Ety/AR² | |
| ᴹQ. al(a)- | “not, negative prefix” | ✧ EtyAC/ALA (al(a)) | |
| ᴹ✶la- | “no, not, negative prefix” | ✧ EtyAC/LA (la) | |
Cognates