N. Elrûn m. “*East-star”

N. Elrûn, m. “*East-star”

Earlier of Elurín (LR/147 note #42). This name also appeared in The Etymologies, where it seems to be a combination of el “star” and the lenited form of rhûn “east” (Ety/RŌ).

References ✧ Ety/RŌ; LR/147; LRI; PMI/Elurín; SM/325; SMI/Elbereth, Eldûn, Eluréd; WJI/Elboron, Eldún, Elrún; WRI

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el “star”
rhûn “east, eastern; †rising” soft-mutation ✧ Ety/RŌ (rûn)

Ilk. Elbereth m. “*Valor Star”

An earlier name for S. Elurín (LR/147). It appeared in The Etymologies containing Ilk. bereth “valor”, but both this word and the name were rejected, probably when Tolkien introduced N. Elbereth as a name of Varda (Ety/BER). Its initial element might be el “star”.

See S. Elurín for further discussion.

References ✧ Ety/BER; LR/147; LRI; PMI/Elurín; RSI; SM/325; SMI/Elbereth, Eldûn; WJI/Elboron; WRI

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el “star”
bereth “valor” ✧ Ety/BER (bereth)