-we

suffix. masculine suffix

lhimp

adjective. wet

lhimp

adjective. wet

mesc

adjective. wet

mesc

adjective. wet

mesg

adjective. wet

mesg

adjective. wet

@@@ mesc may be alternate form

nenui

adjective. wet

fionwe

masculine name. Fionwe

Noldorin name for ᴹQ. Fionwe, a direct loan from Quenya, because the true Noldorin equivalent Fionw [fionu] was not used (Ety/WEG).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, his name was G. Fionweg (GL/18, 35, 56), along with variants Fionaur/Fionor (GL/18).

-on

suffix. masculine suffix

aew

noun. (small) bird

badh-

verb. to judge

badhor

noun. judge

badhor

noun. judge

badhron

noun. judge

badhron

noun. judge

benn

noun. man, male

car-

verb. to do, make

di

preposition. in

dîr

noun. man, referring to an adult male (elf, mortal, or of any other speaking race)

emelin

noun. yellow bird, "yellow hammer"

emlin

noun. yellow bird, "yellow hammer"

emmelin

noun. yellow bird, "yellow hammer"

fileg

noun. small bird

filigod

noun. small bird

forodrim

noun. Northmen

forodwaith

noun. Northmen

forodwaith

noun. the lands of the North

forodweith

noun. Northmen

forodweith

noun. the lands of the North

gammas

noun. s-sign (special sign used to mark a final -s in Tengwar)

gwe

noun. man, warrior

nad

noun. thing

nad

noun. thing

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s, cognate of ᴹQ. nat “thing” and derived from the root ᴹ√NĀ “to be” (Ety/NĀ²).

Conceptual Development: The word G. nad appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s along side a variant nân, but neither form was translated (GL/59). Earlier in the lexicon there was G. nath “thing, affair, matter” (GL/58) clearly based on the early root ᴱ√NĀ “be, exist” and cognate to ᴱQ. nat (natt-) “thing” (QL/64). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, ᴱN. nad was glossed “thing” (PE13/150).

ne-

prefix. in

A prefix for “in” implied by the verb N. nestag- “insert” from The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/STAK). It was probably derived from primitive ᴹ✶ndē̆- “in, inside” based on the root ᴹ√NĒ̆, but this root and its derivatives were deleted (EtyAC/NĒ̆).

Neo-Sindarin: Despite the deletion of its root, I think it is worth retaining ne- “in” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

nedh-

prefix. in, inside, mid-

See also the preposition ned , and the noun ened for a discussion of this form

osp

noun. reek, smoke

thling

noun. spider, spider's web, cobweb

thlingril

noun. spider

thlingril

noun. spider

A noun appearing as N. thlingril “spider” in The Etymologies, probably a feminine form of N. thling “spider, spider’s web, cobweb” (Ety/SLIG). Christopher Tolkien said the r was uncertain.

Neo-Sindarin: Since initial sl- became lh- in Sindarin, most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. lhingril, as suggested in HSD (HSD). This word is somewhat questionable, since in later writings √ungu- was the basis for spider words (PE22/160). I think ᴹ√SLIG may be reinterpreted as having to do with threads, and as such I think ᴺS. lhingril can be retained as originally meaning “(female) web spinner”. However, I recommend later S. ungol as the more common Sindarin word for “spider”.

ungol

noun. spider

ungol

noun. spider