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Originally Posted by Aran e-Godhellim
(...) Etymologically, "Pengolodh" seems to mean (somewhat freely) "one who has wisdom with words," or "the Noldo of words."
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Good work! It appears explained as 'teaching sage' in Tolkien's
Words, Phrases, and Passages (at least), and in Sindarin it was said:
'Goloð was used of any sage or loremaster. A teacher of lore was pengoloð. KWEN- (whence kwenedé) 'speak with rational words'
Also the name
Pengoloð (with respect to the Thingódhel question) is well attested in late writings
'Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings' (c. 1968).
And his history is a bit different from that found in the earlier
Quendi and Eldar (itself fairly certainly dated around 1959 - 1960) -- he is an Exile rather, according to Author's note 3 to
Eldarinwe Leperi are Notessi, and as the
Vinyar Tengwar editors also note, he would then have no Sindarin blood.