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2.18  Gwaewar

§ Gwaewar ’the Windlord’ (TI:134) < N. gwaew (WĀ-,WAWA-,WAIWA-) + âr ’lord or king of a specified region’ (TĀ-,TAƷ-, cf. ƷAR-)

Later this is the eagle Gwaihir. The name Gwaewar ’lord of the wind’ already occurred earlier in LR:301 and was changed to Gwaihir as well.


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