len

adjective. come, arrived

An adjective appearing as G. len “come, arrived” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/53), likely based on the early root ᴱ√LEHE “come, be sent, approach” (QL/52). Tolkien said it was “used also with the forms im, on [emphatic pronouns], etc., as a perfect. ‘I have or am come’ as im len, um lenin, etc.”.

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would instead use the perfective active participle ᴺS. túliel “having come, having arrived”.

len

adverb. wherewith, far, long, away

A rejected adverb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “wherewith, far, long, away”, with the first gloss “wherewith” being unclear (GL/53). It was like derived from the early root ᴱ√LENE (QL/53), which was apparently revised to ᴱ√leŋe (GL/53).

glen(n)

adjective. thin, fine, slender

nôbi i·mab ’len suila ontha

*he took the slender hand of his daughter

im len

I have come or am come