N. Cerch iMbelain pn. “Sickle of the Gods”

N. Cerch iMbelain, pn. “Sickle of the Gods”

Noldorin equivalent of ᴹQ. Valakirka appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s glossed “Sickle of the Gods”, a combination of cerch “sickle”, the elided plural of the definite article i “the” and the nasal-mutated plural of Balan “Vala” (Ety/KIRIK).

Reference ✧ Ety/KIRIK ✧ “Sickle of the Gods”

Elements

cerch “sickle” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
i “the” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
Balan “Power, God” nasal-mutation plural ✧ Ety/KIRIK (Mbelain)

Cognates