Q. Eärrámë pn. “Sea-wing”

Q. Eärrámë, pn. “Sea-wing”

The ship of Tuor and Idril on which they sailed West to Valinor (S/245). Its name is a compound of ëar “sea” and ráma “wing”.

Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, where it first appeared as ᴱQ. Alqaráme “Swanwing”, revised to ᴱQ. Earáme with one “r”, translated “Eaglepinion” (LT2/254). The latter name was derived from ᴱQ. ea(r) “eagle” (GL/51), much like the contemporaneous name ᴱQ. Earendel.

The name remained Earáme “Eagle’s Pinion” or “Eagle’s Wing” through Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/149, 308; LR/143), but was sometimes changed to ᴹQ. Earráme “Sea-wing” (SM/155). It also appeared as Earrámë “Sea-wing” in The Etymologies (Ety/AY, RAM), as well as in the versions of The Silmarillion after that point.

References ✧ LT2I; S/245; SA/ëar; SI; WJI/Eärámë

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ëar “sea, great sea” ✧ SA/ëar
ráma “wing”

ᴹQ. Earráme pn. “Sea-wing”

See Q. Eärrámë for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/AY, RAM; SM/155; SMI/Eärámë, Eärrámë

Glosses

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ear “(open) sea; water” ✧ Ety/AY
ráma “wing” ✧ Ety/RAM
ᴹ√AY(AR) “sea” ✧ Ety/RAM (AY)

ᴱQ. Earáme pn. “Eagle’s Pinion”

See Q. Eärrámë for discussion.

References ✧ GL/51; LR/143; LRI/Eärámë; LT2/254, 276; LT2A/Eärámë; LT2I/Eärámë; SM/149, 155, 308; SMI/Eärámë, Eärrámë

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ea(r) “(young) eagle” ✧ LT1A/Eärendel (ea)
ráma “wing; arm” ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë

Cognates


ᴱQ. Alqaráme pn. “Swanwing”

See Q. Eärrámë for discussion.

References ✧ LT2/254; LT2A/Alqarámë; LT2I/Alqaráme, Alqarámë; SMI/Alqarámë, Eärámë

Glosses

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alqa “swan” ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë
ráma “wing; arm” ✧ LT2A/Alqarámë