dan

Dan

dan

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dân

proper name. *Green-elf

Derivations

• ✶ndandō “one who goes back on his word or decision” ✧ PE17/140; PE17/140
  • √(N)DAN “back (again); retreat, go back, give way (as one advances), revert, back (again), [ᴹ√] backwards; [√] retreat, go back, give way (as one advances), revert” ✧ WJ/412

Element in

• S. Dain “*Nando”
• S. Dor-i-Ndainn “*Land of the Nandor” ✧ PE17/141

Variations

• Dann ✧ PE17/140
• Dan ✧ PE17/140
• dand ✧ PE17/141 (dand)

aur

day

aur (morning), pl. oer. As prefix or- in names of weekdays.

aur

day

(morning), pl. oer. As prefix or- in names of weekdays.

aur

noun. day, sunlight, morning

calan

noun. day, period of actual daylight

Attested in the first edition of LotR, but omitted from the second.

oraearon

noun. seventh day of the Númenórean week, Sea-day

oranor

noun. second day of the week, day of the Sun

orbelain

noun. sixth day of the week, day of the Powers or Valar

orgaladh

noun. fourth day of the Númenórean week, day of the White Tree

This day was formerly called orgaladhad in the Elvish calendar

orgaladhad

noun. fourth day of the Elvish week, day of the Two Trees

This day was renamed orgaladh in the Númenórean calendar

orgilion

noun. first day of the week, day of the Stars

orithil

noun. third day of the week, day of the Moon

ormenel

noun. fifth day of the week, Heavens' day

penninor

noun. last day of the year

calan

daytime

(i galan, o chalan), pl. celain (i chelain)

edinor

anniversary day

(pl. edinoer). Archaic edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar.

laegel

green-elf

laegel, pl. laegil; coll. pl. laegrim or laegeldrim (WJ:385). These forms from a late source would seem to supersede the ”N” forms listed in LR:368 s.v. _LÁ

laegel

green-elf

laegel, pl. laegil; coll. pl. laegrim or laegeldrim (WJ:385). These forms from a late source would seem to imply that Tolkien had abandoned the ”Noldorin” forms listed in LR:368 s.v. _LÁ