Perhael
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'''Perhael''' was a [[Sindarin]] name that [[Aragorn II]] used for [[Samwise Gamgee]],<ref>{{HM|LR}} [[The Return of the King]], [[The Field of Cormallen]]</ref><ref>{{HM|SD}} pp.129</ref> a translation of [[Westron]] name ''[[Banazîr]]''. | '''Perhael''' was a [[Sindarin]] name that [[Aragorn II]] used for [[Samwise Gamgee]],<ref>{{HM|LR}} [[The Return of the King]], [[The Field of Cormallen]]</ref><ref>{{HM|SD}} pp.129</ref> a translation of [[Westron]] name ''[[Banazîr]]''. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | From the [[Sindarin]] root ''[[per]]'' "half" and ''[[sael]]'' meaning "wise" | + | From the [[Sindarin]] root ''[[per-]]'' "half" and ''[[sael]]'' meaning "wise" |
==Other forms== | ==Other forms== | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 23 November 2009
Perhael was a Sindarin name that Aragorn II used for Samwise Gamgee,[1][2] a translation of Westron name Banazîr.
Etymology
From the Sindarin root per- "half" and sael meaning "wise"
Other forms
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings The Return of the King, The Field of Cormallen
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated pp.129
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter (ed.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211 footnote