Q. Macalaurë m. “Forging Gold”
The mother-name of S. Maglor, from which his Sindarin name is derived (PM/353). This name is a compound of the root √MAK “forge metal” and laurë “gold” (VT41/10).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, ᴹQ. Makalaure “Gold-cleaver” appeared as the Quenya form of N. Maglor (Ety/MAK), though in this period, Maglor would have been his birth name since the native language of the Noldor was Noldorin.
References ✧ PM/353; PMI/Maglor; VT41/10
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| √MAK | “strike; cut, hew with a sharp edge; kill, slay; forge metal” | ✧ VT41/10 (maka-) |
| laurë | “gold (light or colour)” | ✧ PM/353; VT41/10 |
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