Aeg

Latest revision as of 21:01, 8 November 2012

aeg is a noun meaning "point" in Sindarin. Compare ecthel, "spear point".

Examples:

• Aegamloth = "A Spike upon a Flowered Crest"
• aeglos = "icicle"

[edit] Conflicting Definition

Earlier in Tolkien's development of Sindarin, aeg meant "fell" or "dire" and was the equivalent of the Quenya aica. Tolkien later rejected this definition, deciding that aeg only translated as "point". This complicated the translations of some names, as Tolkien never developed another Sindarin equivalent for aica.

Example:

• Aegnor = "Fell Fire"

[edit] References

• The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies.
• The Peoples of Middle-earth, The Shibboleth of Fëanor, page 347 (HarperCollins).