# Gandalfesque

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. With qualities resembling those of Gandalf, a wise old wizard in The Lord of the Rings with a long white beard.

## Etymology
Gandalf + -esque, with the name having been taken by J. R. R. Tolkien from the Old Norse Gandálfr, from gandr (“magic staff”) + alfr (“elf”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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