S. Brandir m. “*Noble Man”
6th and last chief of the House of Haleth, who became the rival of Túrin (S/216). His name is a combination of brand¹ “lofty, noble” and dîr¹ “man”, hence: “*Noble Man”.
Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, his name was given as G. Tamar (LT2/101). In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s his name changed to N. Brandir and remained so thereafter (SM/129). In The Etymologies, this name was given as a compound of N. brann “lofty, noble” and N. dîr “man”, which is the source of the derivation given above (Ety/BARÁD, DER).
References ✧ LT2I/Brandir, Tamar; SI; UTI; WJI/Brandir, Tamar
Elements
| brand¹ | “towering; tall and massive” |
| dîr¹ | “man” |
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N. Brandir m. “*Noble-man”
References ✧ Ety/BARÁD, DER; LRI; SMI/Brandir, Tamar
Elements
| brann | “lofty, noble, fine; high” | ✧ Ety/BARÁD |
| †dîr | “man, adult male; agental suffix” | ✧ Ety/BARÁD (dīr); Ety/DER |
G. Tamar m.
References ✧ LT2I/Brandir, Tamar; SMI/Brandir, Tamar; WJI
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