ed
preposition/prefix. out, out of, out, out of, [N.] forth
ed
pronoun. *it
Ēd
noun. Rest
edrahil
masculine name. Edrahil
An Elf of Nargothrond who went with Finrod and Beren on the quest to recover a Silmaril (S/170). The meaning of his name is unclear.
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, his name was N. Enedrion, of equally obscure meaning (LR/300).
edagad
verb. edagad
v. pa.t. of echad- >> echad-. This gloss was rejected.
edagant
verb. edagant
v. pa.t. of echad- >> echad-. This gloss was rejected.
edel
edel
pl1. edil n.
edel
edel
. This gloss was rejected.
edel
noun. Edel
Edaerel
Edaerel
Edaeron
Edaeron
Edeldor
place name. Edeldor
topon.
Edhelwen
noun. Edhelwen
{đ} prop. n.
edelbar
noun. edelbar
n.
edelbar
place name. Edelbar
topon.
edhel
e
e, pl1. edhil {ð}_ n. _marcher, one who went forth.
edlen
exiled
_ adj. _exiled. >> edlenn
edlenn
exiled
_ adj. _exiled. >> edlen
edíw
verb. failed
edlen(n)
adjective. exiled
edregol e aníra tírad i cherdir perhael (i sennui panthael estathar aen) condir i drann
in especial he desires to see Master Samwise (who should be called Fullwise) Mayor of the Shire
edledhron
noun. exile (person who is exiled)
edlenn
adjective. exiled
edennil
masculine name. Friend of Men
edenedair
collective name. Fathers of Men
edhelharn
masculine name. Elfstone
edhellos
feminine name. Elven-flower
edhellond
place name. Elf-haven
edhel
noun. Elf
_ n. _Elf, a general name for all the Elves (since the name Quendi had gone out of use in Sindarin). Probably related to or connected with Q. Elda. >> edhellen
edhel
Elf
pl1. edhil, pl2. edhellim {ð} _n. _Elf. A name used by the Sindar for themselves, characterizing other varieties by an adjective or prefix. >> Aredhel, Thinnedhel
edhellen
adjective. Elvish
_ adj. _Elvish. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edhel
edra-
verb. open
_ v. _open (out). >> edro
edro
verb. imp
v. imp. of edra-open. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edra-
edlon
noun. outsider, stranger, outsider, stranger, *foreigner
@@@ probably reformed with agental suffix -on
edlothia-
verb. to blossom, flower
The sentence from WR/293 is hardly legible and is not translated, but this word is however a plausible form
edlothiad
gerund noun. blossoming, flowering
Actually, edlothiand might be a misreading, according to David Salo who checked the original manuscript at Marquette and reported that his reading was unmistakably edlothiad
Edhellond
noun. elf-haven
edhel (“elf”) + lond (“entrance to harbour, land-locked haven”)
Edhelrim
noun. elves
edhel, eledh (“elf”) + rim (collective plural ending)
edhelharn
noun. elf stone
edhel (“elf”) + sarn (“stone”)
edraith
rescue
_ n. _rescue, saving. naur an edraith ammen! 'fire [be] for rescue/saving for us'.
edhel
noun. Elf
edaid
adjective. double
edhellen
adjective. elvish
edhelvein
adjective. elven fair
edra-
verb. to open (out)
edraith
noun. rescue, saving
edregol
adverb. in especial, in especial, *especially
edwen
ordinal. second
edelbar
place name. *Elf-home
Edegil
noun. seven stars (Great Bear)
odog (“seven”) + gîl (pl. of gîl “star”)
Edenedair
noun. fathers of men
plural of adanadar < adan (“man”) + adar (“father”)
Edhelvein
noun. 'fair as an Elf'
prop. n. 'fair as an Elf', a title of Arwen.
edaid
ordinal. double
edhel
noun. Elf
edhel
Elf
{ð} _n. _Elf.
edhel
Elf
d _ n. _Elf. Q. elda.
edhelharn
noun. elf-stone
edhellen
adjective. elvish, of the Elves
edinor
noun. anniversary day
edledhia-
verb. to go into exile
edlon
noun. 'outsider'
n. 'outsider', stranger.
edra-
verb. to open
edrain
noun. border
edraith
noun. saving
edregol
adverb. in especial
edro
verb. open!
edwen
ordinal. second
ned
noun. first, *one more; first; *during
This word replaced the preposition uin “of the” in the third version of the King’s Letter, appearing in the phrase nelchaenen ned Echuir “the thirty-first day of Stirring”. Both Carl Hostetter (VT31/30) and David Salo (SG/229) theorized that this replacement has a similar prepositional function, from either √NOT “count” or √NED “middle”. Fiona Jallings suggested it might be a temporal preposition, with sense “during” (FJNS/349).
On VT47/40, note 67, Patrick Wynne suggested that this word might be a cognate of the newly published Quenya word net(ë) “one more”. This theory is supported by the most likely interpretation of nelchaenen. This word seems to mean “thirtieth” rather than “thirty-first”, and Patrick Wynne suggested that nelchaenen ned means “thirtieth and one more” = “thirty-first”. I find this theory the most compelling, and use it here.
aredhel
feminine name. Noble Elf
The commonly known name of Turgon’s sister (S/60) and mother of Maeglin (S/133). Her name is a compound of ar(a)- “noble” and Edhel “Elf”, and thus: “Noble Elf” (WJ/318). She was also (less commonly) known by the sobriquet Ar-Feiniel “White Lady” (S/60).
Conceptual Development: This character dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, first appearing as G. Isfin (LT2/165). At this early stage, her name meant “Snow-locks” or “Exceeding-cunning” (LTA2/Isfin). Tolkien kept this name for a long time, and it appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as N. Isfin, a compound of N. ist “knowledge” and ON. phinya “skillful”, so: “✱Skillful Knowledge” (Ety/IS, Ety/PHIN).
Over time, this name lost any linguistic significance, until Tolkien became dissatisfied with it. Tolkien experimented with various alternate forms, first Íreth (MR/182), briefly Rodwen “High Virgin Noble” (WJ/317), and later either Aredhel or Ar-Feiniel (WJ/317). In the published version of The Silmarillion, Christopher Tolkien used both of the last two names, but elsewhere he admitted that the two names were in competition to replace Isfin, and that Aredhel seems to have been his father’s final choice (WJ/318).
To avoid the issue, this entry assumes that both Aredhel or Ar-Feiniel were sobriquets and that Íreth was her “true” Sindarin name, derived from her given name Q. Írissë. See S. Íreth for further discussion.
eledhwen
feminine name. Elfsheen, Elven-fair
A sobriquet of Morwen translated “Elfsheen” (S/155) or “Elven-fair” (Let/281). Its initial element is †Eledh, an archaic Sindarin word for “Elf”, which in ordinary speech was Edhel (SA/êl, Let/281). The meaning of the second element is less clear. Given the translation, it might be a lenited variant of gwân “fair” (PE17/165) or of the root √GWEN (PE17/191), but could also be the suffixal form -wen of gwend “maiden” common in female names (Ety/WEN).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name appeared originally as N. Eledwen (SM/319), later revised to N. Eledhwen (LR/147). At this stage, N. Eledh was the ordinary Noldorin word for Elf, and was specifically given as an element of the name Eledhwen in The Etymologies (Ety/ELED). In these Silmarillion drafts, this name was already translated as “Elfsheen” (SM/319, LR/276), and in The Etymologies her name was initially translated “Elf-fair”, but this gloss was rejected and replaced by “Elf-maid” (Ety/ELED).
In Tolkien’s writing, the root √WEN(ED) (from which S. gwend “maiden” is derived) was usually associated with youth and virginity, but sometimes also with beauty, as for example in the rejected root √GWEN “fair, beautiful” (PE17/191). This vacillation may be reflected in the different translations of the name Eledhwen.
In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, Tolkien changed this name to S. Edhelwen to be consistent with the later Sindarin name for “Elf” (WJ/142, WJ/273), but Eledhwen also appeared in his later writings (e.g. Let/281 from 1958) and this is the form that appeared in the published version of The Silmarillion.
aredhel
proper name. Noble Elf
pedo
verb. imp
v. imp. of ped- say. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'. >> ped-
eledh
noun. Elf
penedh
noun. Elf
wanedhel
adjective. elven fair
dúnedhel
noun. Elf of the West, Elf of Beleriand (including Noldor and Sindar)
mornedhel
noun. Dark-Elf
niphredil
noun. a pale winter flower, snowdrop
vanedhel
adjective. elven fair
Edain
Edain
edain is the plural of adan, "man" in Sindarin. The Sindarin word Edain, singular Adan (Quenya Atani, Atan) literally meant Second People, and originally referred to all Men, but later it only applied to the Men of Beleriand and their descendants. The Quenya term Atani kept its old meaning. The noble Edain were also known as Atanatari which means Fathers of Men.
Edhellond
Edhellond
Edhellond means "Elf Haven" in Sindarin (from edhel = "Elf" and lond = "harbor, haven").
Edoras
Edoras
The name Edoras is said to mean "the courts" in the Mark-speech of Rohan. In Old English, edoras (plural of edor, eodor) means "dwellings, houses".
edhel
edhel
edhelharn
Edhelharn
Like "Elfstone" and "Elessar", it comes from the words edhel "elf" and (lenited) sarn
Edegil
Edegil
The elements of the name are odog 'seven' and gil 'star'.
edlenn
exiled
edlenn (pl. edlinn). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” eglenn.
edlenn
exiled
(pl. edlinn). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” eglenn.
edanna-
verb. to publish, (lit.) out-give
edlothia-
verb. to flower, blossom
edaid
double
(adj.) 1) edaid; no distinct pl. form, 2) tadol (lenited dadol, analogical pl. dedyl)
eden
begun again
(new), pl. edin
eden
new
(begun again), pl. edin
eden
begun again
eden (new), pl. edin
eden
begun again
eden (new), pl. edin
edhel
elf
edhel (pl. edhil). Coll. pl. Edhelrim (or Edhellim) (UT:318). Also †eledh, pl. elidh, coll. pl. eledhrim (Letters:281), also elen, pl. elin, also with coll. pl. eledhrim (elen + rim with the regular change nr > dhr). _(WJ:363, 377-78; _the shorter coll. pl. Eldrim > Elrim_ _may also occur). But since elin also means "stars", other terms for "Elf" may be preferred.
edhel
elf
(pl. edhil). Coll. pl. Edhelrim (or Edhellim) (UT:318). Also †eledh, pl. elidh, coll. pl. eledhrim (Letters:281), also elen, pl. elin, also with coll. pl. eledhrim (elen + rim with the regular change nr > dhr). (WJ:363, 377-78; the shorter coll. pl. Eldrim > *Elrim*** may also occur). But since elin** also means "stars", other terms for "Elf" may be preferred.
edhelharn
elf-stone
(a term for beryl) edhelharn (pl. edhelhern) (SD:128-31).
edhelharn
elf-stone
(a term for beryl) edhelharn (pl. edhelhern) (SD:128-31). SEEING STONE (palantír) *gwachaedir (i **wachaedir), no distinct pl. form except with prefixed article (in gwachaedir), coll. pl. ?gwachaediriath or ?gwachadirnath (the latter form assuming that -dir is reduced from older -dirn) The form occurring in the primary source, gwahaedir, must represent the late Gondorian pronunciation with h for ch** (PM:186).
edhelharn
beryl
edhelharn (pl. edhelhern) (literally "Elf-stone") (SD:128-31)
edhelharn
beryl
(pl. edhelhern) (literally "Elf-stone") (SD:128-31)
edhelharn
elf-stone
(pl. edhelhern) (SD:128-31).
edhellen
elvish
edhellen (of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin
edhellen
sindarin
: Apparently the Sindar called their own language simply edhellen = "Elvish".
edhellen
elvish
(of language apparently = ”Sindarin”), pl. edhellin****
edinor
anniversary day
(pl. edinoer). Archaic edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar.
edinor
anniversary day
*edinor (pl. edinoer*). Archaic edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar**.
edinor
anniversary day
*edinor (pl. edinoer). Archaic edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar.
edinor
anniversary day
(pl. edinoer). Archaic ✱edinaur. In ”Noldorin”, the word appeared as edinar.
edledh
go into exile
(i edledh, in edledhir), pa.t. edlent or edledhas. (VT45:27; the ”Noldorin” forms have gl for Sindarin dl), also edledhia- (i edledhia, in edledhiar). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhia
edledh
go into exile
edledh- (i edledh, in edledhir), pa.t. edlent or edledhas. (VT45:27; the ”Noldorin” forms have gl for Sindarin dl), also edledhia- (i edledhia, in edledhiar). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhia-
edledh
go into exile
*edledh- (i edledh, in edledhir), pa.t. edlent or edledhas. (VT45:27; the ”Noldorin” forms have gl for Sindarin dl)
edledh
go into exile
(i edledh, in edledhir), pa.t. edlent or edledhas. (VT45:27; the ”Noldorin” forms have gl for Sindarin dl)
edledhron
exile
(= person who is exiled) *Edledhron, pl. Edledhryn, coll. pl. Edledhronnath. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhron.
edledhron
exile
pl. Edledhryn, coll. pl. Edledhronnath. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” egledhron.
edlothia
flower
(verb) #edlothia- (i edlothia, in edlothiar) (to blossom);
edlothia
flower
(i edlothia, in edlothiar) (to blossom);
edlothia
blossom
(verb) #edlothia- (i edlothia, in edlothiar) (flower);
edlothia
blossom
(i edlothia, in edlothiar) (flower);
edlothiad
flowering
(blossoming), pl. edlothiaid if there is a pl.**
edlothiad
blossoming
(flowering), pl. edlothiaid if there is a pl.
edlothiad
blossoming
edlothiad (flowering), pl. edlothiaid if there is a pl.
edlothiad
flowering
(noun) edlothiad (blossoming), pl. edlothiaid if there is a pl.
edra
open
(verb) 1) *edra- (i edra, in edrar), only attested in imperative form edro. 2) panna- (i banna, i phannar) (enlarge). Note: a homophone means ”fill”.
edra
open
(i edra, in edrar), only attested in imperative form edro.
edrain
border
edrain (no distinct pl. form)
edraith
saving
(salvation) edraith (no distinct pl. form if there is a pl.)
edregol
especially
edregol
edwen
second
(pl. edwin).
edledhia-
verb. to go into exile
edol
noun. ivy
edrain
noun. *(outer) border
edren
adjective. outer
edinor
noun. anniversary day
edledhron
noun. exile
edlonui
adjective. foreign
edaid
double
; no distinct pl. form
edhellen
sindarin
= "Elvish".
edrain
border
(no distinct pl. form)
edraith
saving
(no distinct pl. form if there is a pl.)
edregol
especially
rîw
noun. edge, hem, border
dúnedhel
elf of beleriand
(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*). (WJ:378, 386)*
mornedhel
dark elf
(i Vornedhel), pl. Mornedhil (i Mornedhil). Conceivably the entire word could be umlauted in the pl.: ?Mernedhil. **(WJ:409) Another term for ”Dark Elf” is Dúredhel (i Dhúredhel), pl. Dúredhil (i Núredhil**).
peredhel
half-elf
(pl. peredhil) (PM:256, 348).
ell
e
e, pl2. eldrim n.
atheg
noun. thumb (Elvish play-name used by and taught to children)
cîr
adjective. renewed
cýr
adjective. renewed
elanor
noun. a flower, a kind of enlarged pimpernel bearing golden and silver flowers
fael
adjective. fair minded, just, generous
hwinia-
verb. to twirl, whirl, eddy
laden
adjective. open, cleared
lain
adjective. free, freed
lanc
noun. sharp edge (not of tools), sudden end (as a cliff-edge, or the clean edge of things made by hand or built)
adan
noun. Man (as a species)
The usual Sindarin word for “Man” as a species, borrowed from Q. Atan after the Sindar first encountered the men of the west (PE17/18). It often appeared in its plural form Edain “Men” (LotR/1061; PE17/117; WJ/219). Like in Quenya, this word was biased towards considering the houses of the Elf-friends and their descendants as the “true Men”, but the proper term for such men was a Dúnadan “Man of the West”, and strictly speaking Adan applied to all kinds of Men, such as the Rhúnedain “✱Easterlings” (PE17/18) or the Drúedain “Woses” (UT/385). Unlike English, this word has no association with the male gender, and originally meant “the Second”, referring to Men as the second-born children of Eru. For a further discussion of its conceptual development, see the entry for Q. Atan “Man”.
dúnadan
proper name. Man of the West
Sindarin term for a “Man of the West”, the descendants of the Elf-friends of Beleriand and Númenor (LotR/233). This name is a combination of dûn “west” and Adan “Man” (SA/andúnë, adan; PE17/18).
Conceptual Development: In an early version of Glorfindel’s greeting to Aragon, this term was N. Torfir (TI/61), and throughout the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the most common term for “High Men” was ᴹQ. Tarkil (TI/84, WR/310). It was not until very late in the drafts that the terms Dúnadan/Dúnedain appeared (WR/363 note #6).
adar
noun. father
The Sindarin word for “father”, derived from the root √AT(AR) (PM/324; VT44/21-22; VT48/19).
Conceptual Development: N. adar “father” also appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√ATA of the same meaning (Ety/ATA). In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, however, G. †ador “father” was marked as archaic, and it seems {athon >>} G. nathon was the ordinary word for ”father” (GL/17, 59).
eglon
proper name. exile
Tolkien experimented with a variety of similar terms the Sindar appeared on the back page of Notes on Names (NN) from 1957, including egl, egel, egel, egleðel and eglon (PE17/140-142). These also several atypical plural forms, resulting from developments from ✶eklō/etlō via syllabification of -l > -ol:
igil: The -l vocalizes to -il instead of -ol. Before the vocalization took place, the plural mutation was carried out to produce igl, which explains, why the resulting form is igil instead of egil, which would be usual for e in non-final syllables.
igli: This form is rather unusual for a Sindarin word, as final vowels usually vanish, but the note also includes what seems to be a direct reference to this rule “?ḷ́ < li, ṛ́ < ri” (PE17/142).
iglin: A plural with the suffix -in. This is comparable to the plural form Nauglin of naugl, naugol, which developed similarly. Interestingly, the first e mutates to i, which is unusual for non-final e
eglir: The suffix -ir is rather unusual outside of Notes on Names, but occurs there for various other forms: Thind → Thinnir, Dúnel → Dúnellir, Noll → Nellir. Here, unlike in iglin the first e remains unchanged.
Tolkien eventually replaced all these variations with S. Eglan (WJ/365), whose (class) plural form Eglath was used in The Silmarillion as published (S/58).
mad-
verb. to eat
The verb for “to eat” derived from the root √MAT of the same meaning (PE17/131; Ety/MAT). In Tolkien’s later writing it appears only in inflected forms, but the verb itself is well established, dating back all the way to G. mad- in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/56). This verb was one Tolkien often used in examples of verb conjugations and as such its inflected forms changed considerably over time, but that is more a topic of the evolution of the Sindarin verb system.
thond
noun. root, root, [N.] base; root-word
A noun in The Lord of the Rings Appendix E glossed “root”, given as an examples of how “nd remained at the end of fully accented monosyllables” (LotR/1115). It was an element in the river-name S. Morthond “Black Root” (LotR/770), so named “because its source was in the dark caverns of the Dead Men” (RC/766). As such this word refers to things that are the root or base of something, not just plant roots.
Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. sunn and sonnas as cognates to ᴹQ. sundo “base, root, root-word” under ᴹ√SUD “base, ground” (Ety/SUD; EtyAC/SUD). These Noldorin forms were revised to N. thund/thonn and N. thonnas while the root was revised to ᴹ√STUD (EtyAC/SUD). The Etymologies also had N. dum “root, foundation” derived from {ᴹ√(N)DUM >>} ᴹ√(N)DUB “lay base, foundation, root; found”, but this entry was deleted (EtyAC/NDUB).
Possible Etymology: This words seems to be a counterexample to the general rule that short u was preserved before nasals]]: compare it to S. mund “bull” and N. lhunt “boat” where the u remained unchanged. The Quenya cognate of this word is typically Q. sundo, so a-affection]] cannot be used to explain the shift of u to o. However in one place Tolkien gave the Quenya form as sunda in Tarmasundar “Roots of the Pillar” (UT/166), so perhaps the Sindarin form was derived from a variant primitive form ✱stundā.
Neo-Sindarin: For purpose of Neo-Sindarin, I would assume thond refers only to an ordinary base or root, and more abstract [N.] thonnas refers to things like root-words or a “✱foundation”.
bain
fair
_ adj. _fair, good, blessed, wholesome, favourable, without evil/bad element, not dangerous, evil or hostile. bân or bain << bân pl. bain. >> bân
bân
adjective. fair
_ adj. _fair, good, wholesome, favourable, not dangerous, evil or hostile. bân or bain << bân pl. bain. >> bain
lasto
imp
v. imp. of lasta-give ear, listen. fennas nogothrim lasto beth lammen 'doorway of the Dwarf-folk listen to the words of my tongue'. >> lasta-
loth
noun. flower, inflorescence, a head of small flowers
The noun is collective, a single flower being lotheg
lúth
noun. blossom
_ n. Bot. _blossom, inflorescence. >> Lúthien
minno
verb. imp
v. imp. of minna- enter. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'. >> minna-
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
tíro
verb. imp
rîw
edge
*rîw (construct riw) (hem, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.
rîw
edge
(construct riw) (hem, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.
golthas
noun. education, erudition
madui
adjective. edible
hwind
eddy
(noun) hwind (i chwind, o chwind; no distinct pl. form even with article; coll. pl. hwinnath) (VT46:22)
hwind
noun. eddy
hwind
eddy
(i chwind, o chwind; no distinct pl. form even with article; coll. pl. hwinnath) (VT46:22)
hwinia
eddy
(verb) hwinia- (i chwinia, i chwiniar) (twirl, whirl)
hwinia
eddy
(i chwinia, i chwiniar) (twirl, whirl)****
lanc
sharp edge
(sudden end, brink), pl. lainc, coll. pl. langath. Note: homophones mean ”naked” and also ”neck, throat”.
goltha-
verb. to teach, educate, tutor, (lit.) make knowledgable
ribin
adjective. striped, edged
golthannen
adjective. learned, educated
cîr
renewed
clashes with the word for ”ship”.s
hwinia-
verb. to twirl, whirl, eddy
istui
learned
istui; no distinct pl. form.
istui
learned
; no distinct pl. form.
pêl
fence, fenced field
(i bêl, construct pel) (enclosure, garth), pl. peli (i pheli), the latter forms reflecting the stem pele- (root PEL(ES), LR:380)
calan
noun. day, period of actual daylight
Attested in the first edition of LotR, but omitted from the second.
gwain
adjective. fair
adj. fair. . This gloss was rejected.
e
outer
(adjectival prefix) e-, ed-
e
outer
ed
e
out
e, ed (away, forth); also as adjectival prefix "outer" and preposition: (WJ:367)
e
out
ed (away, forth); also as adjectival prefix "outer" and preposition:
e
forth
(adv. pref.) e, ed (out, away); also as adjectival prefix "outer" and preposition "out from, out of" (WJ:367)
e
forth
ed (out, away); also as adjectival prefix "outer" and preposition "out from, out of" (WJ:367)
adu
adjective. double
alf
noun. flower
dew-
verb. to fail, miss
echad-
verb. to form, make, shape, cut out; (lit.) to shape out, to form, make, shape, cut out, [N.] fashion; [S.] (lit.) to shape out
elennor
place name. *Elf-land
ell
noun. Elf
gwana
noun/adjective. fair
iath
noun. fence
lind
adjective. fair
lîr
noun. line, line, [N.] row
mein
ordinal. first
minui
ordinal. first
noll
noun. Noldo
odog
cardinal. seven
tadui
ordinal. second
Dúnadan
man of the west
(Númenórean) Dúnadan (i Núnadan), pl. Dúnedain (i Ndúnedain) (WJ:378, 386).
Dúnadan
man of the west
(Númenórean) Dúnadan (i Núnadan), pl. Dúnedain (i Ndúnedain) (WJ:378, 386)
ada
father
(pl. edai)
adab
building
1) adab (house), pl. edaib. In ”Noldorin”, the plural was edeb_. _2)
adab
building
(house), pl. edaib. In ”Noldorin”, the plural was edeb. 2)
adanadar
father of men
normally pl. Edenedair "Fathers of Men", the early Edain.
adar
father
adar (pl. edair);
adar
father
(pl. edair);
adleitha
release
(verb, = "to free") adleitha- (i adleitha, in adleithar); also adleg- (i adleg, in edlegir), pa.t. adlenc, pp. adlengen, pl. edlengin). RELEASE (noun) 1) adleithian, pl. adleithiain, 2) leithian (freeing), pl. leithiain
adleitha
release
(i adleitha, in adleithar); also adleg- (i adleg, in edlegir), pa.t. adlenc, pp. adlengen, pl. edlengin).
adleitha
free
(i adleitha, in adleithar), also †adleg- (i adleg, in edlegir), pa.t. adlenc, pp. adlengen, pl. edlengin).
ar
outside
(adv. prefix) ar- (without)the literal meaning of a word translated SPY (q.v.)
avar
non-eldarin elf
pl. Evair, also called
bain
fair
bain (beautiful). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.
bain
fair
(beautiful). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.
car
building
car or cardh (i gar[dh], o char[dh]) (house), pl. cerdh (i cherdh) or cair (i chair). Note: cardh also means "deed, feat". Therefore, the form car (or adab) may be preferred for clarity.
car
building
or cardh (i gar[dh], o char[dh]) (house), pl. cerdh (i cherdh) or cair (i chair). Note: cardh also means "deed, feat". Therefore, the form car (or adab) may be preferred for clarity.
cîw
new
(lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (fresh)
dúnadan
man of the west
(i Núnadan), pl. Dúnedain (i Ndúnedain) (WJ:378, 386)
erui
first
(single, alone). No distinct pl. form. Some would argue that Tolkien abandoned erui as a word for ”first”.
falas
line of surf
(pl. felais) (beach, shore, coast, strand, foaming shore; the word was especially used of the western seaboard of Beleriand). *(VT42:15)*****
golodh
noldo
(one of the Noldor) Golodh (i **Ngolodh = i Ñolodh, o N**golodh = o Ñgolodh), pl. Gelydh (in Gelydh = i Ñgelydh), coll. pl. Golodhrim. While Golodh is the actual Sindarin cognate of Quenya Noldo, the Noldor themselves apparently found this form unpleasing (WJ:379) and preferred the word Gódhel (i **Ódhel), pl. Gódhil (i Ngódhil = i Ñódhil), coll. pl. Gódhellim. Also Ódhel, pl. Ódhil, coll. pl. Ódhelllim** (WJ:364, 378-9). Adj.
golodh
noldo
(i Ngolodh = i Ñolodh, o N’golodh = o Ñgolodh), pl. *Gelydh* (*in Gelydh* = i Ñgelydh), coll. pl. Golodhrim. While Golodh is the actual Sindarin cognate of Quenya Noldo, the Noldor themselves apparently found this form unpleasing (WJ:379) and preferred the word Gódhel (i ’Ódhel), pl. *Gódhil*** (i Ngódhil = i Ñódhil), coll. pl. **Gódhellim. Also Ódhel, pl. Ódhil, coll. pl. Ódhelllim (WJ:364, 378-9). Adj.
golodhren
of the noldor, noldorin
*(WJ:318; Christopher Tolkien found the ”last letters illigible”, but the context might suggest Golodhrin as a pl. adj. ”Noldorin (ones)”. Lenited Ngolodhren = Ñolodhren*.
gwain
new
1) #gwain (gwin-), lenited wain, pl. gwîn. Isolated from the month-name Narwain, ”new sun” (where #gwain appears in lenited form). The form gwîn ”young” listed in VT46:22 would have to be taken as a pl. form, if it is to be the cognate of Quenya vinya. 2) cîw (lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (fresh), 3) eden (begun again), pl. edin; 4) sain (sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn;
gwain
new
(gwin-), lenited ’wain, pl. gwîn. Isolated from the month-name Narwain, ”new sun” (where #gwain appears in lenited form). The form gwîn ”young” listed in VT46:22 would have to be taken as a pl. form, if it is to be the cognate of Quenya vinya.
gwanwel
elf of aman
(”departed” Elf), pl. gwenwil (in gwenwil), coll. pl. gwanwellath. (WJ:378) Also gwanwen; see
hwinia
twirl
hwinia- (i chwinia, i chwiniar) (whirl, eddy)
hwinia
twirl
(i chwinia, i chwiniar) (whirl, eddy)
hwinia
whirl
hwinia- (i chwinia, i chwiniar) (twirl, eddy).
hwinia
whirl
(i chwinia, i chwiniar) (twirl, eddy).
hwiniol
whirling
(giddy, fantastic, mad), lenited chwiniol. It is unclear whether Sindarin participles have any distinct plural forms.
laden
open
(adj.) laden (plain, flat, wide, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)
laden
open
(plain, flat, wide, cleared), pl. ledin (for ”N” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)
laegel
green-elf
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. LÁYAK: *Lhoebenidh* or *Lhoebelidh*. The Green-elves of Beleriand were also called Lindel (pl. Lindil), also Lindedhel (pl. Lindedhil) *(WJ:385)*.
lanc
brink
1) lanc (sharp edge, sudden end), pl. lainc, coll. pl. langath. Note: homophones mean ”naked” and also ”neck, throat”. 2) rhîf (brim), no distinct pl. form, coll. pl. rhívath (VT46:11)
lanc
brink
(sharp edge, sudden end), pl. lainc, coll. pl. langath. Note: homophones mean ”naked” and also ”neck, throat”.
loth
flower
loth, pl. lyth (but loth is also glossed ”blossom” and may itself function as a collective term: all the flowers of a plant. For individual flowers cf. the following:)
loth
flower
pl. lyth (but loth is also glossed ”blossom” and may itself function as a collective term: all the flowers of a plant. For individual flowers cf. the following:)
lotheg
single flower
lothod (”singulars” derived from the more collective term loth; it is unclear whether lotheg, lothod can themselves have ”plural” forms. If so it would be lethig, lethyd, for archaic löthig, löthyd.) (VT42:18, VT45:29) Another word for a single flower is elloth (pl. ellyth) (VT42:18). An alternative to loth is loss (construct los; pl. lyss), but the form loth seems to be more common (and loss also means ”fallen snow” and ”wilderness”).
minui
first
1) minui (lenited vinui; no distinct pl. form), 2) mîn (lenited vîn; no distinct pl. form) (isolated, towering). Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the number ”one”; 3) erui (single, alone). No distinct pl. form. Some would argue that Tolkien abandoned erui as a word for ”first”.
minui
first
(lenited vinui; no distinct pl. form)
mîn
first
(lenited vîn; no distinct pl. form) (isolated, towering). Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the number ”one”
onna
beget
onna- (i onna, in onnar), also prefixed edonna- (i edonna, in edonnar), passive participle ?edonnen.
onna
beget
(i onna, in onnar), also prefixed edonna- (i edonna, in edonnar), passive participle ?edonnen.
rain
free
rain (wandering, erratic). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”border” (VT46:10; suggested Sindarin form of ” Noldorin” rhain)
rîw
border
*rîw (construct riw) (hem, edge), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.
rîw
border
(construct riw) (hem, edge), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.
sain
new
(sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn
send
grey-elf
(i hend, o send, construct sen) (probably a term only used by the Noldor, borrowed from Quenya Sinda), pl. sind (i sind), coll. pl. Sendrim (the only attested form).
tadol
double
(lenited dadol, analogical pl. dedyl)
tadui
second
(adjective) 1) tadui (lenited dadui; no distinct pl. form), 2) edwen (pl. edwin).
tadui
second
(lenited dadui; no distinct pl. form)
thond
root
1) thond (construct thon; pl. thynd; coll. pl. thonnath), 2) thonnas, pl. thennais (archaic *thönnais) (VT46:16), 3) thund (construct thun; pl. thynd; coll. pl. thunnath) (VT46:16), 4) (esp. of edible roots) solch (i holch, o solch), pl. sylch (i sylch)
thora
fence
(verb) *thora- (the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).
thora
fence
(the curious form ”thoro-” occurs in the primary source, LR:393 s.v. THUR). The passive participle thoren ”fenced, guarded, hidden” is cited (pl. thorin).
adaba-
verb. to build, establish, erect
eth
adverb/adjective. outside
mann
noun. food
math
noun. food
rain
noun. border
rhîf
noun. brink, brim
Teler
noun. an Elf, one of the Teleri
adar
noun. father
atheg
noun. "litte father"
aur
noun. day, sunlight, morning
avgaro
prefix. imp
pref. & v. imp. do not do it!
cail
noun. fence or palisade of spikes and sharp stakes
calben
noun. Elf of the Great Journey (lit. "light person")
calben
noun. all Elves but the Avari
cuio
verb. imp
v. imp. live. Cuio i Pheriain anann 'May the Halflings live long'.
egladhrim
noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim
eglath
noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim
eglerio
verb. imp
v. imp. glorify.
elen
noun. Elf
ell
noun. elf
n. elf, esp. [?in ?the ?South]. Noldorin form.
elleth
noun. elf-maid
ellon
noun. elf
elloth
noun. (single) flower
elvellon
noun. elf-friend
ephel
noun. outer fence, encircling fence
galadhrim
noun. Elves of Lothlórien
glawar
blossom
n. (golden) blossom. Q. loar, lávar.
glinnel
noun. Elf, one of the Teleri
golodh
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
golodhrim
noun. Deep Elves, Gnomes
gwain
adjective. new
gwân
adjective. fair
_ adj. _fair, pale.
gódhel
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
gódhellim
noun. "Deep Elves" or "Gnomes", the Wise Folk
hwind
adjective. twirling, whirling
iath
noun. fence
iathrim
noun. Elves of Doriath
iâth
noun. fence
iâth
noun. fence
lachend
noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)
lachenn
noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)
laegel
noun. a Green Elf
laegeldrim
noun. the people of the Green Elves
laegrim
noun. the people of the Green Elves
leithian
noun. release, freeing, release from bondage
loth
noun. flower
_n._flower, a single bloom. Q. lóte, lōs.
lotheg
noun. (single) flower
main
ordinal. first, (only in the sense of) prime, chief, pre-eminent
mallos
noun. a golden flower
mein
ordinal. first, (only in the sense of) prime, chief, pre-eminent
miniel
noun. an Elf, one of the Vanyar
minui
ordinal. first
ninglor
noun. golden water-flower, gladden
odo
cardinal. seven
odo
cardinal. seven
odog
cardinal. seven
onna-
verb. to beget
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
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
rain
noun. border
riss
noun. ravine
sain
adjective. new
send
noun. (?) rest
senn
noun. (?) rest
tadeg
ordinal. second
tadui
ordinal. second
taid
adjective. second (in the sense of supporting, second in command)
tawarwaith
noun. Silvan elves
telerrim
noun. the Teleri, a tribe of Elves
thond
noun. root
thond
noun. root
n. root.
îdh
noun. rest, repose
ódhel
noun. Deep Elf or Gnome, one of the Wise Folk
ódhellim
noun. Deep Elves or Gnomes, the Wise Folk
ad
again
(as prefix) ad-, also meaning "back, second, re-", e.g. aderthad "reunion".
ad
again
also meaning "back, second, re-", e.g. aderthad "reunion".
ad
second
(as prefix) ad-, also meaning "back, again, re-", e.g. aderthad "Reunion", and also in the term for
ad
second
also meaning "back, again, re-", e.g. aderthad "Reunion", and also in the term for
adleithian
release
pl. adleithiain
aduial
second twilight
(evendim, the time of evening when the stars come out), pl. aduiail.
ar
outside
(without)
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.
cail
fence
(i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).
calan
daytime
(i galan, o chalan), pl. celain (i chelain)
calben
elf of the great journey
(i galben, o chalben), pl. celbin (i chelbin).
círdan
shipbuilder
(i gírdan, o chírdan) (shipwright), pl. círdain (i chírdain)
cîl
renewal
(i gîl; no distinct pl. form except with article: i chîl) (VT48:8)
cýron
new moon
(i gýron), pl. cýroen (i chýroen). Archaic ✱cýraun, spelt cýrawn in the source (VT48:7).
elleth
elf-woman
(pl. ellith) (WJ:363-64, 377)
ellon
elf-man
(pl. ellyn)
elvellon
elf-friend
(pl. elvellyn, coll. pl. elvellonnath (WJ:412);
ephel
fence
(pl. ephil)
falch
ravine
(deep cleft), pl. felch
glân
border
glân (i **lân, construct glan) (hem), pl. glain (in glain**) (VT42:8) Note: a homophone means ”white, claer”.
glân
border
(i ’lân, construct glan) (hem), pl. glain (in glain) (VT42:8) Note: a homophone means ”white, claer”.
goloth
flower
(i ’oloth) (collection of flowers), pl. gelyth (i ngelyth = i ñelyth). Archaic pl. gölyth. Also in the form gwaloth (i ’waloth), pl. gwelyth (in gwelyth). Also goloth.
gwaloth
collection of flowers
(i ’waloth) (blossom), pl. gwelyth (in gwelyth). Also goloth (i ’oloth) (blossom), pl. gelyth (i ngelyth = i ñelyth). Archaic pl. gölyth. (VT42:18). Specific flowers, see
iaw
ravine
1) iaw (cleft, gulf), pl. ioe. Note: a homophone means ”corn”. 2) ress (construct res), pl. riss (idh riss), 3) rest (cleft, cut), pl. rist (idh rist), 4) riss (construct ris), no distinct pl. except with article (idh riss)
iaw
ravine
(cleft, gulf), pl. ioe. Note: a homophone means ”corn”.
iâd
noun. fence
iâth
fence
(noun) 1) iâth (construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid. 2) lest (girdle, boundary), pl. list, 3) (outer/encircling fence) ephel (pl. ephil), 4) (with spikes and sharp stakes) cail (i gail, o chail) (palisade); no distinct pl. form except with article (i chail).
iâth
fence
(construct iath, pl. iaith) (WJ:370, 378), also ?iâd (construct iad), pl. iaid.
lefn
elf left behind
pl. lifn.
leitha
set free
(i leitha, i leithar)
leithian
release
(freeing), pl. leithiain
lest
fence
(girdle, boundary), pl. list
loth
blossom
loth (see
loth
blossom
(see
lîr
line
1) lîr (row), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. líriath. 2) tê (i dê, o thê) (way), pl. tî (i thî), coll. pl. ?teath, 3) tî (i dî, o thî) (row), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thî), coll. pl. tíath.
lîr
line
(row), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. líriath.
mann
food
mann (i vann, construct man), pl. main (i main) (VT45:35).
mann
food
(i vann, construct man), pl. main (i main) (VT45:35).
miniel
first elf
(i Viniel), pl. Mínil (i Mínil), coll. pl. Miniellath. (WJ:383)
nothlir
family line
(family tree); no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. nothliriath.
odog
cardinal. seven
odog (also odo in Doriathrin Sindarin).
odog
seven
(also odo in Doriathrin Sindarin).
odothui
seventh
othui, also ochui (VT47:42)
panna
open
(i banna, i phannar) (enlarge). Note: a homophone means ”fill”.
rain
border
(noun) rain; no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rain). Note: the adj. ”erratic, wandering” is a homophone of rain.
rain
border
; no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rain). Note: the adj. ”erratic, wandering” is a homophone of rain.
ress
ravine
(construct res), pl. riss (idh riss)
rest
ravine
(cleft, cut), pl. rist (idh rist)
rhîf
brink
(brim), no distinct pl. form, coll. pl. rhívath (VT46:11)
riss
ravine
(construct ris), no distinct pl. except with article (idh riss)****
rîw
noun. brink, brim
sain
adjective. new
salab
herb
salab (i halab, o salab), pl. selaib (i selaib). In ”N”, the pl. was seleb, LR:385 s.v. _ÁK-(W_Ē).
salab
herb
(i halab, o salab), pl. selaib (i selaib). – In ”N”, the pl. was seleb, LR:385 s.v. SALÁK-(WĒ).
salph
liquid food
(i halph, o salph) (soup, broth), pl. seilph (if the word goes like alph ”swan”), with article i seilph.
siniath
news
(tidings) (i siniath).
solch
root
(i holch, o solch), pl. sylch (i sylch)
taeg
boundary line
(i daeg, o thaeg) (limit, boundary), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaeg).
thangail
shield fence
(shield wall). No distinct pl. form? (UT:281)
thavron
builder
thavron (wright, carpenter), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.
thavron
builder
(wright, carpenter), pl. thevryn, coll. pl. thavronnath.
thond
root
(construct thon; pl. thynd; coll. pl. thonnath)
thonnas
root
pl. thennais (archaic ✱thönnais) (VT46:16)
thund
root
(construct thun; pl. thynd; coll. pl. thunnath) (VT46:16)
tilias
line of peaks
(i** dilias, o thilias), pl. tiliais (i** thiliais), coll. pl. tiliassath.
tê
line
(i dê, o thê) (way), pl. tî (i thî), coll. pl. ?teath
tî
line
(i** dî, o thî) (row), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thî), coll. pl. tíath.
îdh
repose
îdh (rest), no distinct pl. form even if there could be a pl.
îdh
repose
(rest), no distinct pl. form even if there could be a pl.
îdh
rest
_(noun) _1) îdh (repose), no distinct pl. form even if there could be a pl. 2) post (i bost, o phost) (pause, halt, cessation, respite), pl. pyst (i physt),
îdh
rest
(repose), no distinct pl. form even if there could be a pl. 2) post (i bost, o phost) (pause, halt, cessation, respite), pl. pyst (i physt)
Dor. Rest