alcar
From Tolkien Gateway
alcar is Quenya for "glory".[1]
Etymology
Root KAL ("light; shine, be bright").[2]
Examples
- Alcarinquë = "Glorious"
- Atanalcar = "Man Glory"
- alcar mi Tarmenel na Erun = "glory to God in the highest"
- Elenna·nóreo alcar = "the glory of the Land of the Star"
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry aglar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 24
