Q. Tarcil (Tarcild-) pn. “High Man, Númenórean”

Q. Tarcil (Tarcild-), pn. “High Man, Númenórean”

A term for the “high men”, those of Númenórean descent (LotR/1131). It is a compound of tar- “high” and a shortened form of Hildo “Man”.

Conceptual Development: In the early tales of Númenor from the 1930-40s, Tolkien used the term ᴹQ. Turkil “Great or Lordly Man” in the different versions of the Lament of Atalante (LR/47, SD/246). The initial element of this earlier term was derived from the root ᴹ√TUR “power, control, mastery, victory”, as indicated in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/TUR). The term ᴹQ. Tarkil also appeared in The Etymologies, and the two terms seemed to be equivalent (Ety/TĀ, TUR). In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, only the term ᴹQ. Tarkil appears (TI/8, 84; WR/310), so apparently Turkil became obsolete.

References ✧ LotR/1131; LotRI; PE17/18, 101; PMI/Tarkil

Glosses

Variations

Inflections

Tarhildi plural “High-men, the Noble followers” ✧ PE17/18
tarkildi plural   ✧ PE17/101

Elements

tar-¹ “high”
Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers” ✧ PE17/18 (hildi); PE17/101 (hildi)

Cognates

Derivations

Derivatives

Phonetic Developments

tarkhildī > tarkildi [tarkʰildī] > [tarxildī] > [tarkildī] > [tarkildi] ✧ PE17/101

ᴹQ. Tarkil (Tarkild-) pn. “High Man”

See Q. Tarcil for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/KHIL, TUR; EtyAC/TĀ; SDI1/Tarkil; SDI2/Turkildi; TI/8, 84; TII; WR/310; WRI

Glosses

Variations

Related

Inflections

Tarkildi plural   ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
Turkildi plural “Lordly Men” ✧ SDI2/Turkildi
tarkil(di) plural “High-men” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ

Elements

tar- “high; king or queen (in compounds)” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
Hildi “Mortal Men, (lit.) Followers” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ (†χild)
ᴹ√KHIL “follow” ✧ Ety/TUR

Element In

Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶tāra-khil > Tarkil [tarkʰil] > [tarxil] !!! [tarkil] ✧ Ety/KHIL

ᴹQ. Turkil (Turkild-) pn. “Great Man, Lordly Man, Númenórean”

See Q. Tarcil for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/TUR; EtyAC/TĀ; LR/47, 56; SD/246, 248, 310

Glosses

Variations

Related

Inflections

Turkildi plural   ✧ LR/56
turkildi plural   ✧ LR/47; LR/47; SD/246; SD/310; SD/310
turkildi plural “lordly men” ✧ SD/248

Elements

turo “master, victor, lord”
Hildi “Mortal Men, (lit.) Followers”
ᴹ√TUR “power, control, mastery, victory” ✧ Ety/TUR
ᴹ√KHIL “follow” ✧ Ety/TUR

Element In