S. Eglador loc. “Land of the Eglir (Forsaken)”
A name for region of Beleriand where the people of Círdan dwelled (WJ/379). This name is effectively a combination of the prefixal form Egla- of Eglan “Forsaken (Elf)” and dôr “land”, derived from ancient ✶etlā-ndŏrē (VT42/4).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the Ilkorin name Eglador appeared as a name for Doriath translated “Land of the Elves” (Ety/AR², ELED, GAT(H)). This earlier name was derived from the Ilkorin word for “Elf”: Ilk. Egla. After Tolkien abandoned the Ilkorin language, the name reappeared in his Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, with the revised meaning given above (WJ/379).
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References ✧ SI; VT42/4; WJ/379; WJI
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Elements
| †Eglan | “Forsaken (Elf)” | prefix | ✧ SI/Eglath (Eglath); WJ/379 |
| dôr | “land” |
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶etlā-ndŏrē > Eglannor > Eglador | [etlāndorē] > [etlandorē] > [etlandore] > [etlandor] > [edlandor] > [edlannor] ? [eglador] | ✧ VT42/4 |
| ✶etla-ndore > Eglandor > Eglador | [etlāndorē] > [etlandorē] > [etlandore] > [etlandor] > [edlandor] > [edlannor] ? [eglador] | ✧ VT42/4 |
Ilk. Eglador loc. “Land of the Elves”
References ✧ Ety/AR², ELED, GAT(H)
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| Egla | “Star-folk, Elf” | ✧ Ety/ELED; Ety/GAT(H) (Eglath) |
| dôr | “land” |
Cognates