Quenya 

Laiquendi

noun. Green Elves

Green Elves

Quenya [PE 18:73, 78] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

Laiquendi

green-elves

Laiquendi noun "Green-elves", not much used (translated from Sindarin Laegil, Laegelrim) (WJ:385, SA:quen-/quet-, LÁYAK; spelt "Laiqendi" in the latter source)

laiquendi

collective name. Green-elves

Name for the Nandor of Beleriand meaning “Green-elves” (S/96), a compound of laica “green” and the plural of Quendë “Elf”. In one place (WJ/385), Tolkien said this name was not much used.

Conceptual Development: The earliest form of this name was ᴹQ. Laiqeldar (SM/270), because at the time Tolkien used Eldar as a generic term for Elves. This version contained an earlier Quenya word for “green”: ᴹQ. laiqa. The name changed to ᴹQ. Laiqendi when Tolkien revised his naming scheme for Elves (LR/176, Ety/LÁYAK). The name retained this form into the published version of The Silmarillion, despite the change of ᴹQ. laiqa >> Q. laica (PE17/84), though later it could have derived the “qu” from the element Quendë.

Quenya [LT2I/Laiquendi; MR/169; MRI/Laiquendi; PE18/073; S/096; SA/quen; SI/Green-elves; SI/Laiquendi; SMI/Laiqi; WJ/385; WJI/Laegel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Nanar

green-elves, *danians

Nanar pl. noun "Green-elves, *Danians", sg. *Nana (DAN)

ezel

green

ezel, ezella adj. "green" (in Vanyarin Quenya only). Adopted and adapted from Valarin. (WJ:399)

ezel(la)

adjective. green

laica

green

laica (1) adj. "green" (in older sources laiqua) (Letters:282, PE17:159). Laicolassë (laica + #olassë) "green-foliage" (PE17:46), Quenya cognate of Sindarin Laegolas (dialectal form Legolas); compare olassië. Adj. laicalassë "green as leaves", literally "green-leaf" (PE17:56).

laica

adjective. green

Quenya [Let/282; PE17/056; PE17/084; PE17/159] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laiqua

green

laiqua ("q")adj. "green" (LÁYAK, LT1:267, MC:214), "Qenya" pl. laiquali ("q")(MC:216). Occurs in the phrase laiqua'ondoisen ("q") "green-rocks-upon" (MC:221; this is "Qenya"), Laiqualassë ("q") masc. name "Legolas" (Greenleaf) (LT1:267). Used as noun in the phrase mi laiqua of somebody clad "in green" (PE17:71). In later material, the word for "green" appears as laica, and the cognate of Legolas is said to be Laicolassë, q.v. (PE17:56)

laiqua

adjective. green

Quenya [PE17/071; PE17/084; PE17/153] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Quende#

noun. Elf

Elf

Quenya [PE 18:71] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

minquë

cardinal. eleven

minquë ("q") cardinal "eleven" (MINIK-W, LT1:260, VT48:4, 6, 8, VT49:57). Not to be confused with minquë as the pa.t. of miqu- "to kiss", q.v. Etymology discussed, VT48:7, 8 (where the unorthodox spelling "minkwe" occurs besides "minque").

minquë

cardinal. eleven

Quenya [PE17/095; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

quendë

elf

quendë noun "Elf", the little-used analogical sg. of Quendi, q.v. (KWEN(ED), WJ:361)

wenya

green, yellow-green, fresh

wenya adj. "green, yellow-green, fresh" (GWEN), apparently "fair, beautiful" ("probably originally "fresh, fair, unblemished especially of beauty of youth") in a later deleted note (PE17:191).

Sindarin 

Laegrim (Laegel(d)rim)

noun. green elves

laeg (“fresh and green”) + rim (collective plural suffix)

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

laegel

proper name. Green-elves

A Sindarin term for the Green Elves (WJ/385), a combination of laeg “green” and †Ell “Elf”.

Sindarin [WJ/385; WJI/Laegel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laegel

noun. green elf

laeg (“fresh and green”) + el (from stem éled- “starfolk, elves”)

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

laegel

noun. a Green Elf

Sindarin [WJ/385] laeg+-el. Group: SINDICT. Published by

calen

adjective. green

Sindarin [Ety/362, S/429, Letters/282, RC/349, VT/42:19] Etym. "bright-coloured". Group: SINDICT. Published by

calen

green

(galen) _ adj. _green (fresh, vigorous). galen after a sg. noun. Q. kălina (lit. illumined) sunny, light.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:77:153] < GAL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

laeb

adjective. green

_ adj. _green. A theoretical equivalent to Q. laiqua but that did not exist in Sindarin.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:153] < _laiqua_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

laeg

green

_ adj. _green. >> Legolas

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:84] < _laikā_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

laeg

adjective. green

_ adj. _green (of leaves, herbage). Q. laika.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:159] < LAY. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

tawarwaith

noun. Silvan elves

Sindarin [UT/256] tawar+gwaith "forest-elves". Group: SINDICT. Published by

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

calen

green

1) (etymologically "bright") calen (lenited galen), pl. celin (attested in lenited form in the name Pinnath **Gelin, "Green Ridges"). 2) laeg (fresh), no distinct pl. form. (Note: a homophone means ”keen, sharp, acute”.) In the Woodland dialect lêg, whence leg- in the name Legolas** ”Greenleaf” (Lettters:282, 386).

calen

green

(lenited galen), pl. celin (attested in lenited form in the name Pinnath Gelin, "Green Ridges").

laeg

green

(fresh), no distinct pl. form. (Note: a homophone means ”keen, sharp, acute”.) In the Woodland dialect lêg, whence leg- in the name Legolas ”Greenleaf” (Lettters:282, 386). 

Teler

noun. an Elf, one of the Teleri

Sindarin [PM/385] Group: SINDICT. Published by

calben

noun. Elf of the Great Journey (lit. "light person")

Sindarin [WJ/362, WJ/376-377, WJ/408-409] Group: SINDICT. Published by

calben

noun. all Elves but the Avari

Sindarin [WJ/362, WJ/376-377, WJ/408-409] Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúnedhel

noun. Elf of the West, Elf of Beleriand (including Noldor and Sindar)

Sindarin [WJ/378] dûn+edhel, OS *ndûnedelo. Group: SINDICT. Published by

edhel

noun. Elf

Sindarin [Ety/356, S/430, WJ/363-364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:45] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

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

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:139] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

edhel

Elf

{ð} _n. _Elf.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:140-1] < _edelō_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

edhel

Elf

d _ n. _Elf. Q. elda.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < *_edelā_ Elf < DEL. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

edhelharn

noun. elf-stone

Sindarin [SD/128-129] edhel+sarn. Group: SINDICT. Published by

egladhrim

noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim

Sindarin [WJ/189, WJ/365, WJ/379] eglan+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

eglath

noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim

Sindarin [WJ/189, WJ/344] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ell

noun. elf

n. elf, esp. [?in ?the ?South]. Noldorin form.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:141] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

elleth

noun. elf-maid

Sindarin [WJ/148, WJ/256, WJ/363-364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ellon

noun. elf

Sindarin [WJ/363-364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

elvellon

noun. elf-friend

Sindarin [WJ/412] Group: SINDICT. Published by

galadhrim

noun. Elves of Lothlórien

Sindarin [LotR] galadh+rim "people of the trees". Group: SINDICT. Published by

glinnel

noun. Elf, one of the Teleri

Sindarin [WJ/378, WJ/385] glind("teleri")+el. Group: SINDICT. Published by

golodh

noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk

Sindarin [Ety/377, S/431, WJ/364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

golodhrim

noun. Deep Elves, Gnomes

Sindarin [Ety/377, WJ/323] golodh+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

gódhel

noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk

Sindarin [WJ/364, WJ/379] go(lodh)+ódhel, or OS *wådelo. Group: SINDICT. Published by

gódhellim

noun. "Deep Elves" or "Gnomes", the Wise Folk

Sindarin [WJ/364] gódhel+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

iathrim

noun. Elves of Doriath

Sindarin [WJ/378] iâth+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

lachend

noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)

Sindarin [WJ/384, X/ND4] lach+hend "flame-eyed". Group: SINDICT. Published by

lachenn

noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)

Sindarin [WJ/384, X/ND4] lach+hend "flame-eyed". Group: SINDICT. Published by

laegeldrim

noun. the people of the Green Elves

Sindarin [WJ/385] laegel+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

laegrim

noun. the people of the Green Elves

Sindarin [WJ/385] laegel+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

mimp

cardinal. eleven

Sindarin [PE/17:95] Group: SINDICT. Published by

mimp

cardinal. eleven

_ card. _eleven. Q. minque. >> imp. This gloss was rejected.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:95] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

minib

cardinal. eleven

Sindarin [VT/48:6-8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

minib

cardinal. eleven

Sindarin [PE17/095; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

miniel

noun. an Elf, one of the Vanyar

Sindarin [WJ/383] min+-el "first elf". Group: SINDICT. Published by

mornedhel

noun. Dark-Elf

Sindarin [WJ/377, WJ/380] morn+edhel. Group: SINDICT. Published by

telerrim

noun. the Teleri, a tribe of Elves

Sindarin [PM/385] teler+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

ódhel

noun. Deep Elf or Gnome, one of the Wise Folk

Sindarin [WJ/364, WJ/366, WJ/378-379] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ódhellim

noun. Deep Elves or Gnomes, the Wise Folk

Sindarin [WJ/364] ódhel+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

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.

lasgalen

leaf-green

(pl. lesgelin).

minib

cardinal. eleven

minib (VT48:6-8)

Noldorin 

lhoebelidh

proper name. Green-elves

Noldorin equivalent of ᴹQ. Laiqendi “Green-elves” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of N. lhoeb “fresh” (cognate of ᴹQ. laiqa “green”) and the plural of N. Eledh “Elf” (Ety/LÁYAK). It also appeared in the variant form Lhoebenidh.

Conceptual Development: In an early form of this entry, it appeared as Lhebenidh or Lhebelidh (EtyAC/LÁYAK).

Noldorin [Ety/LÁYAK; EtyAC/LÁYAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dân

noun. Green-elf

Noldorin [Ety/DAN; Ety/NDAN; WJI/Danas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

calen

adjective. green

Noldorin [Ety/362, S/429, Letters/282, RC/349, VT/42:19] Etym. "bright-coloured". Group: SINDICT. Published by

edhel

noun. Elf

Noldorin [Ety/356, S/430, WJ/363-364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

golodh

noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk

Noldorin [Ety/377, S/431, WJ/364] Group: SINDICT. Published by

golodhrim

noun. Deep Elves, Gnomes

Noldorin [Ety/377, WJ/323] golodh+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

Quendya 

ezel(la)

adjective. green

Nandorin 

lego

adjective. green

Nandorin [Let/282; PE17/153] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Danas

noun. Green-elves, Nandor

In Etym derived from the stem DAN (LR:353), simply defined as an "element found in names of the Green-elves", and tentatively compared to NDAN "back" (since the Nandor "turned back" and did not complete the march to the Sea). Tolkien's later view on the derivation of the name of the Green-elves, as set down in WJ:412, is that the stem dan- and its strengthened form ndan- do indeed have a similar meaning: these forms have to do with "the reversal of an action, so as to undo or nullify its effect", and a primitive form ndandô, "one who goes back on his word or decision", is suggested. However, it seems unlikely that the Nandor would have called themselves by such a name, and indeed Tolkien in WJ:385 states that "this people still called themselves by the old clan-name Lindai [= Quenya Lindar], which had at that time taken the form Lindi in their tongue". It may be, then, that Tolkien had rejected the idea that the Nandor called themselves Danas. - As for the ending -as, it is probably to be compared to the Sindarin class plural ending -ath; indeed a Sindarin ("Noldorin") form Danath evidently closely corresponding to Danas is given in LR:353.

Nandorin [H. Fauskanger (LR:353, WJ:385)] < DAN. Published by

cwenda

noun. elf

A doubtful word according to Tolkien's later conception; in the branch of Eldarin that Nandorin belongs to, primitive KW became P far back in Elvish linguistic history [WJ:375 cf. 407 note 5]. This was not a problem in Tolkien's earlier conception, in which the Danians came from the host of the Noldor, not the Teleri [see PM:76; the idea of the Nandor being of Noldorin origin also occurs in VT47:29]. In his later version of Nandorin, the word cwenda is probably best ignored; simply emending it to *penda would produce a clash with primitive pendâ "sloping" [cf. WJ:375].

In the Etymologies, Tolkien derived cwenda from kwenedê "elf" (stem KWEN(ED) of similar meaning, LR:366; as for the shift of original final to Nandorin , compare hrassa "precipice" from khrassê). But later the primitive word that yielded Quenya Quende was reconstructed as kwende (WJ:360).

No certain example shows how original short final -e comes out in Nandorin, so we cannot say whether kwende is also capable of yielding cwenda, ignoring the question of kw failing to become p.

Nandorin [H. Fauskanger (LR:366, WJ:375:360)] < KWEN(ED). Published by

galadrim

noun. Elves of Lothlórien

Note: "The Galadrim were 'Tree-people' (though the formation is Sindarin, + S [rim] = Q rimbë, great number) = true Sindarin galadhrim."

Nandorin [PE17/50] galadā + rim(b). Published by

Primitive elvish

laikā

adjective. green

Primitive elvish [Let/282] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Telerin 

minipë

cardinal. eleven

Telerin [VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08; VT48/21] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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English

Green-elves

Green-elves

The Sindarin name Laegrim (class plural; sing Laegel, pl Laegil) or Laegel(d)rim, meaning "Green-elves", was a name used by the Sindar of Beleriand for the inhabitants of Ossiriand and Lindon. This term was translated by the Noldor to Quenya Laiquendi.[note 1] In the Etymologies appears early Elvish names for the Green-elves: Qenya Laiqendi and Noldorin Lhoebenidh or Lhoebelidh.

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Qenya 

laiqeldar

collective name. Green-elves

Qenya [LRI/Laiqeldar; SM/270; SMI/Laiqi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laiqendi

collective name. Green-elves

Qenya [Ety/LÁYAK; LR/176; LRI/Laiqendi; PE18/024] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nanar

collective name. Green-elves

Qenya [Ety/DAN; LR/175; LRI/Danas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laiqa

adjective. green

minqe

cardinal. eleven

Ossriandric

danas

collective name. Green-elves

The name Danians used for themselves, derived from the name of their original leader Dan (LR/175, 215; Ety/DAN). It is apparently a combination of that name with an abstract-noun or collective-plural suffix -as.

Ossriandric [Ety/DAN; Ety/NDAN; LR/175; LR/215; LRI/Danas; MRI/Danas; RSI/Danas; WJI/Danas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

laib

adjective. green

Gnomish [GL/39; GL/52; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; PE15/28] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

lhaiw

adjective. green

Early Noldorin [PE13/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

laika

adjective. green

laiqa

adjective. green

Early Quenya [GL/39; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; MC/214; MC/216; MC/221; PE14/083; PE15/28; PE16/056; PE16/062; PE16/065; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/100; PE16/104; PE16/139; PME/052; QL/052; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minqe

cardinal. eleven

Early Quenya [LT1A/Minethlos; PE14/049; PE14/082; PE14/083; PME/061; QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

gwene

adjective. green

An adjective for “green” derived from the root ᴹ√GWEN (Ety/GWEN). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. wenya suggests its primitive form was ✱✶gwenyā [gwenjā]. If so, it is an example of how, after [[ilk|final [a] was lost]], the [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/gwene).

Doriathrin [Ety/GWEN] Group: Eldamo. Published by