earendel

Old English

Alternative forms

• Ēarendel — personal name, also for the personification for the morning star
• ēarendil, ēorendel

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Auziwandilaz, from *auzi (“dawn”) + *wandilaz (“fluctuating, variable, wandering”), perhaps via the intermediate forms *ēarwendel or *ēarwandel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑː.ren.del/

Proper noun

ēarendel m

1. the morning star
2. the dawn
   • 11th century, Durham Hymnal gloss:

     [aurora iam spargit polum] eorendel eallunga geondstret heofon

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