S. Menelvagor m. “Orion, (lit.) Swordsman of the Sky”

S. Menelvagor, m. “Orion, (lit.) Swordsman of the Sky”

A name for Orion (LotR/1113), translated “Swordsman of the Sky” (LotR/1113), a combination of menel “the heavens” and the lenited form of magor “swordsman”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the name of Orion was given as G. Daimord “Shepherd of the Sky” (GL/29, 58).

References ✧ LotR/81, 1113; LotRI; MRI; RSI

Glosses

Elements

menel “the heavens, firmament, region of the stars”
#magor “swordsman” soft-mutation ✧ LotR/81 (#vagor)

Cognates


G. Daimord m. “Shepherd of the Sky”

References ✧ GL/29, 58; LT1A/Telimektar; LT2I; PE13/112; QL/62, 88

Glosses

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Changes

Inflections

Daimordh- stem ✧ PE13/112

Elements

dai¹ “sky” ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Telimektar; PE13/112
mort “warrior, champion, hero; man; †sword, †shepherd” ✧ GL/29 (mord); GL/58; LT1A/Telimektar (mord)

Cognates