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calardan

noun. lampwright

Sindarin [LotR/V:I, WR/287, RC/523] calar+tân. Group: SINDICT. Published by

calardan

lampwright

pl1. celerdain n. lampwright. Q. calmatan. >> calar

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:96] <  + TAN make with tools. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

calardan

noun. lampwright

A word for a “lampwright” (PE17/96; RC/523), appearing in its plural form in the name Rath Celerdain “Lampwrights’ Street” (LotR/768).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s it appeared in the mutated plural forms chalardain and chelerdain (WR/287, 388)

Cognates

  • Q. calmatan “lampwright” ✧ PE17/096

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
calar“(portable) lamp”
tân“builder, smith, wright, artificer”
Sindarin [PE17/096; RC/523] Group: Eldamo. Published by

calardan

lampwright

calardan (i galardan, o chalardan), pl. celerdain (i chelerdain)

calardan

lampwright

(i galardan, o chalardan), pl. celerdain (i chelerdain)****