N. Alfobas loc. “*Swan-harbourage”

N. Alfobas, loc. “*Swan-harbourage”

A Noldorin name for ᴹQ. Alqalonde appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/KHOP). It appears to be a combination of alf “swan” and hobas “harbourage”, and possibly replaced the earlier form Alflon.

References ✧ Ety/KHOP; TII/Alqualondë

Related

Elements

alf “swan”
hobas “harbourage” ✧ Ety/KHOP

Cognates


N. Airlond loc. “(?sea-stead)”

A name appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s with an unclear gloss, possibly “?swanstead” (EtyAC/LOD). According to Hostetter and Wynne, it seems to replace a rejected form oerlond, possibly glossed “?sea-stead”. It appears to be a combination of oer “sea” and the lenited form of lhonn “haven”. If the gloss “swanstead” is correct, it may be a variant form of Alflon and Alfobas.

References ✧ EtyAC/LOD

Glosses

Variations

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Elements

oer “sea”
lhonn “(narrow) path, strait, pass”
ᴹ√LOD “*pass, path” ✧ Ety/LOD

Cognates


N. Alflon loc. “*Swan-haven”

A Noldorin name for ᴹQ. Alqalonde appearing on the earliest Silmarillion maps (SM/250-1, 261). It appears to be a combination of alf “swan” and the lenited form of lhonn “haven”.

Reference ✧ SMI/Alflon

Related

Elements

alf “swan”
lhonn “(narrow) path, strait, pass”

Cognates