N. Gurfannor m. “Lord of Death-cloud”
A surname for Mandos appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of guru “death” and the name Fannor “Cloud-lord” that he shared with his brother Lórien (Ety/ÑGUR, SPAN).
Conceptual Development: This name appeared as G. Gwifanthor or Gwefanthor in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/34, 45), a combination of his short name G. Gwî with G. Fanthor, precursor of N. Fannor.
References ✧ Ety/ÑGUR, SPAN; EtyAC/ÑGUR
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| guru | “death (abstract)” | ✧ Ety/ÑGUR (‽gûr/gurw) | |
| Fannor | “Cloud-lord” | ||
| ᴹ√SPAN | “white” | ✧ Ety/ÑGUR | |
| ᴹ√ÑGUR | “*death” | ✧ Ety/SPAN | |
| ᴹ✶Spanturo | “lord of cloud” | ✧ Ety/SPAN | |
Cognates
G. Gwifanthor m.
References ✧ GL/34, 45; LT1A/Vefántur; PE14/12
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| Gwî | ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Vê (Gwê); LT1A/Vê |
| Fanthor | ✧ GL/34 |
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