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In the manuscript "[[The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor]]", Sindarin ''randír'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RAN]].<ref name=VT/>
In the manuscript "[[The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor]]", Sindarin ''randír'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RAN]].<ref name=VT/>
The [[Old Sindarin]] form must have been *''ranandîro''.{{or}}


==Examples==
==Examples==
*''[[Mithrandir|Mith'''randir''']]''
*''[[Gandalf|Mith'''randir''']]''
*''[[Aerandir|Ae'''randir''']]''
*''[[Aerandir|Ae'''randir''']]''


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] may have been inspired by the old, and now obsolete French verb ''randir'', meaning "to walk very fast".{{or}}
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] may have been inspired by the old, and now obsolete French verb ''[[Wiktionary:randir|randir]]'', meaning "to walk very fast".


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 19 October 2012

randir[1] (or randír[2]) is a Sindarin word meaning "wandering man, pilgrim"[1] or "wanderer"[2].

Etymology[edit | edit source]

In the manuscript "Word, Phrases and Passages", Sindarin randir consists of a derivative of the root RĂNĂ ("wander") + ndir ("man").[1]

In the manuscript "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor", Sindarin randír derives from the root RAN.[2]

Examples[edit | edit source]

Inspiration[edit | edit source]

J.R.R. Tolkien may have been inspired by the old, and now obsolete French verb randir, meaning "to walk very fast".

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 13