S. Ioreth f. “Old Woman”

S. Ioreth, f. “Old Woman”

An old woman from Minas Tirith (LotR/860), her name was translated “Old Woman”, a combination of the prefixal form ior- of iaur “old” and the feminine suffix -eth (RC/579).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Yoreth (WR/386), but this was probably just a variant spelling rather than a real difference in the name.

References ✧ LotR/1114; LotRI; RC/579

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Elements

iaur “old” ✧ RC/579 (ior-)
-eth “feminine ending” ✧ RC/579

N. Yoreth f.

See S. Ioreth for discussion.

References ✧ SD/55; SDI1/Ioreth; WR/386; WRI

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