Sindarin
er
adjective. one, alone
er
card
er
adjective. single
erui
adjective. single, alone
The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui
erui
adjective. first (incorrect use by the Gondorians)
The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui
er-
prefix. alone, one
i glinn hen agorer edain mi velerian, ach hí in ellath îr ed epholar
*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it
neder
card
er
alone
(adjectival prefix) er- (one, lone)
er
lone
(adjectival prefix) er- (alone, one)
er
single
- er (pl. ir) (VT48:6), 2)
er
alone
(one, lone)
er
lone
(alone, one)
er
single
(pl. ir) (VT48:6)
erui
alone
erui (first, single). No distinct pl. form. Also eriol (pl. erioel); archaic *eriaul.
erui
single
erui (first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini
erui
alone
(first, single). No distinct pl. form. Also eriol (pl. erioel); archaic ✱eriaul.
eru
the one
isolated from
erui
single
(first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini**
min
fraction. one (first of a series)
mîn
fraction. one (first of a series)
min
cardinal. one, one, [G.] single
The Sindarin word for “one” used when counting multiple things (PE17/95; VT42/25; VT48/6), such as minui “first”. Contrast this with er “one” for single isolated things.
Conceptual Development: This word was very well established, with G. min “one single” appearing all the way back in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/32). Similar forms ᴱN. mind, minn appeared in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s, but without translation (PE13/150). N. min “one” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√MINI “stand alone, stick out” (Ety/MINI). In one late note it appeared with a long î: mîn “1” (VT42/25).
min
card
cae
card
caen-
card
can
card
canad
card
edra-
verb. open
_ v. _open (out). >> edro
eneg
card
_ card. _six. Q. enque, enc-. >> odog
leben
card
_ card. _five. Q. lepen, lempe. >> eneg
odog
card
_ card. _seven. Q. otos. >> tolod
pen
pronoun. one, somebody, anybody
Usually enclitic and mutated as ben.2
tolod
card
_ card. _eight. Q. tolto. >> neder
min
cardinal. one
- (number ”one” as the first in a series) min, mîn (VT48:6), Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the adjective ”isolated, first, towering”. 2) (number) êr, whence the adjectival prefix er- (alone, lone); 3)
êr
one
whence the adjectival prefix er- (alone, lone)
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.
min
one
mîn (VT48:6), Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the adjective ”isolated, first, towering”.
pen
cardinal. one
(indefinite pronoun) (= somebody, anybody) pen (WJ:376); lenited ben. According to one interpretation of the phrase caro den i innas lín from the Sindarin Lords Prayer (VT44:23), this could mean *”let one do your will”, with den (perhaps a lenited form of *ten) as the indefinite pronoun ”one”. However, others interpret den as the accusative form of the pronoun ”it”: ”Do it [, that is:] your will”.
pen
one
(WJ:376); lenited ben. According to one interpretation of the phrase caro den i innas lín from the Sindarin Lord’s Prayer (VT44:23), this could mean ✱”let one do your will”, with den (perhaps a lenited form of ✱ten) as the indefinite pronoun ”one”. However, others interpret den as the accusative form of the pronoun ”it”: ”Do it [, that is:] your will”.
edra-
verb. to open
edro
verb. open!
laden
adjective. open, cleared
minai
adjective. single, distinct, unique
nel
card
_ card. _three. Q. nelde. Fcan, canad, neledh
tad
card
_ card. _two. Q. atta. Fnel, neledh
tad
card
card. two. . This gloss was rejected.
dartha
remain
dartha- (i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, last, endure) (VT45:8)
dartha
remain
(i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, last, endure) (VT45:8)
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)
panna
open
(i banna, i phannar) (enlarge). Note: a homophone means ”fill”.
The Sindarin word for “one” used when discussing a single isolated thing (PE17/95; VT42/25; VT48/6), such as Erchamion “One-handed”. Contrast this with min “one” used when counting.
Conceptual Development: This word was very well established, with G. er “one” appearing all the way back in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s already associated with “lonely” words like G. ereg “alone” and G. erwed “unique” (GL/32).