Neithan
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Neithan is Sindarin for "The Wronged" and was an alias taken by Túrin Turambar when he dwelt among the Gaurwaith.[1]
The literal meaning of Neithan is "one who is deprived".[2]
Etymology
Neithan is a Sindarin word derived from NEK "deprive". Its Quenya cognate is nehtanō "one deprived, exile whose rights and goods have been confiscated".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ 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), p. 167
