ᴹQ. Orondil m.
Earlier name for Vorondil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/288). Roman Rausch suggested that this name might be a combination of oron “mountain” and the suffix -(n)dil “friend” (EE/3.26).
See Q. Vorondil for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/288; WRI/Faragon, Orondil
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Elements
| oron | “mountain” |
| -(n)dil | “-friend” |
N. Faragon m.
Earliest name for Vorondil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/281). Roman Rausch suggested that this name might be a combination of fara- “hunt” and the suffix -gon “lord”, since he was known for hunting wild oxen (EE/3.26).
See Q. Vorondil for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/281, 288; WRI
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Elements
| fara- | “to hunt” |
| -gon | “valour” |