Mor

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mor is an Elvish stem meaning "dark".[1] The element derives from the root MOR, and Christopher Tolkien notes that the entry in the Etymologies was "extremely confused through changes and afterthought additions" and that it is not clear if "all the forms given were intended to stand".[2]

The element is mor is contained in several attested words:

Examples

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 374
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
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