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'''Peredhil''' was a name given to [[Elrond]], [[Lord of Rivendell]], and his brother Elros. It means '[[Half-elven]]', in reference to their shared ancestry among [[Elves]] and [[Men]].
'''Peredhil''' was a name for the '[[Half-elven]]' in [[Sindarin]].  


[[Category: Half-elven]]
The word is seen only in the plural, the singular is normally *''Peredhel''
==Etymology==
Element ''[[per-]]'' and the word ''[[edhel]]'' "[[Elf]]"
 
[[Category: Sindarin nouns]]

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Peredhil was a name for the 'Half-elven' in Sindarin.

The word is seen only in the plural, the singular is normally *Peredhel

Etymology

Element per- and the word edhel "Elf"