Arcastar
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| − | '''Arcastar''' is the [[Quenya]] rendition of the surname [[Tolkien]] (German '' | + | '''Arcastar''' (pron. {{IPA|[arˈkastar]}}) is the [[Quenya]] rendition of the surname [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] (German ''Tollkühn'' "foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold") |
| − | "foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold") | + | |
| − | + | [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signed as ''Arcastar [[Mondósar]]esse'' "Tolkien in Oxford" in a [[1968]] letter to the producer of the BBC documentary. | |
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | The first element seems to be related to the word ''[[arauca]]'' "swift, rushed" or from | + | The first element seems to be related to the word ''[[arauca]]'' "swift, rushed" or from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] (A-[[RAK]]). |
| − | The second element must be from stem [[STAR]] "stiff, hard" | + | The second element which can be either *''astar'' or *''star'' must be from stem [[STAR]] "stiff, hard" |
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Latest revision as of 00:17, 29 December 2011
Arcastar (pron. [arˈkastar]) is the Quenya rendition of the surname Tolkien (German Tollkühn "foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold")
J.R.R. Tolkien signed as Arcastar Mondósaresse "Tolkien in Oxford" in a 1968 letter to the producer of the BBC documentary.
[edit] Etymology
The first element seems to be related to the word arauca "swift, rushed" or from the Root (A-RAK).
The second element which can be either *astar or *star must be from stem STAR "stiff, hard"