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Aicanáro

Aikanáro (pron. [ˌa͡ɪkaˈnaːro]) is Aegnor's original mother-name, meaning "Fell Fire" in Quenya.[1]

[edit] Etymology

aica = "fell, dire", nár = "fire", and -o = pronominal suffix.

[edit] References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", The names of Finwë's descendants, p. 347