lind

noun. song, chant, singing; singer, song, chant, singing, [N.] air, tune; [N. and S.] singer

Cognates

• Q. lindë “singing, song, musical sound, singing, song, musical sound; [ᴹQ.] air, tune”

Derivations

• √LIN “sing, make a musical sound, sing, make a musical sound, [ᴱ√] gentle” ✧ PE17/027
• ✶linde “singer, singing” ✧ WJ/309
  • √LIN “sing, make a musical sound, sing, make a musical sound, [ᴱ√] gentle”

Element in

• S. aerlinn “*hymn, (lit.) holy song” ✧ VT44/24
• S. Dagorlind “Singer in Battle”
• S. dúlin “nightingale”
• S. Elulin
• S. Glewellin “Song of Gold”
• S. Glinnel “*Singer-elf”
• S. 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” ✧ VT50/14; VT50/18
• ᴺS. laeglin(n) “greenfinch”
• S. Lindedhel “Nandorin Elf”
• S. Lindel “Nando”
• S. Lindir
• S. Lindis
• S. Lindon “Land of Music”
• Ilk. Lindon “Musical Land”
• S. linna- “to sing, chant” ✧ PE17/027
• ᴺS. linnas “music”
• S. linnod “type of poetic meter, (lit.) ?seven-chant”
• ᴺS. linnor “singer”
• ᴺS. melillin “daffodil, (orig.) yellow song”
• S. Taeglin “*Boundary Singer” ✧ WJ/309

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√LIN > lind	[lindē] > [linde] > [lind] > [linn]	✧ PE17/027
✶linde > lin(d)	[lindē] > [linde] > [lind] > [linn]	✧ WJ/309

Variations

• lind ✧ PE17/027
• linn ✧ PE17/027; VT44/24
• glind ✧ VT50/14
• glinn ✧ VT50/18
• lin(d) ✧ WJ/309 (lin(d))

lind

adjective. fair

Derivations

• √LIN “sing, make a musical sound, sing, make a musical sound, [ᴱ√] gentle”

Element in

• S. Linhir “Fair Stream” ✧ RC/587

Variations

• lin ✧ RC/587 (lin)

lind

noun. air, tune

lind

noun. a chant

_ n. _a chant, song. >> linn

linn

noun. a chant

_n._a chant, song. >> lind

lend

adjective. tuneful, sweet

lind

air

3) (of music) lind (song, tune; singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath (WJ.309)

lind

tune

lind (song, air; singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath. (WJ.309)

lind

singer

(also used of rivers) lind (song, air, tune), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath. (WJ.309). As for "yellow singer", the name of a bird, see YELLOWHAMMER.

lind

river

”singer” may also be used of rivers (see

lind

air

(song, tune; singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath (WJ.309)

lind

tune

(song, air; singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath. (WJ.309)

lind

singer

(song, air, tune), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath. (WJ.309). As for "yellow singer", the name of a bird, see

lend

tuneful

lend (sweet), pl. lind. Note: a homophone means ”way, journey”.

lend

tuneful

(sweet), pl. lind. Note: a homophone means ”way, journey”.

glîr

song

1) glîr (i **lîr, construct glir) (poem, lay), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glîr), coll. pl. glíriath. 2) laer (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”summer”. 3) lind (air, tune; also = singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form (WJ.309). See also HYMN regarding the word aerlinn**.

glîr

song

(i ’lîr, construct glir) (poem, lay), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glîr), coll. pl. glíriath. 2)  laer (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”summer”. 3) lind (air, tune; also = singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form (WJ.309). See also

sîr

river

1) (also = rill) sîr (i hîr, o sîr), in compounds sir- or -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”. 2) celon (i gelon, o chelon), pl. celyn (pl. i chelyn), 3) The word lind ”singer” may also be used of rivers (see . (WJ.309).

linnor

noun. singer

Cognates

• ᴹQ. lindo “singer, singing bird”

Elements

Word	Gloss
lind	“song, chant, singing; singer, song, chant, singing, [N.] air, tune; [N. and S.] singer”

aerlinn

noun. (unknown meaning, perhaps a song about the sea, or possibly holy song)

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

duin

noun. (long and large) river (having strong current)

fael

adjective. fair minded, just, generous

gwain

adjective. fair

adj. fair. . This gloss was rejected.

gwana

noun/adjective. fair

Changes

• gwain → gwana “fair, general word for Elves” ✧ PE17/140

Derivations

• ✶wanasō ✧ PE17/140

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶wanasō > gwana	[wanasō] > [wanaso] > [wanaho] > [gwanaho] > [gwanah] > [gwana]	✧ PE17/140

Variations

• gwain ✧ PE17/140 (gwain)

gwelu

noun. air (as substance)

gwân

adjective. fair

_ adj. _fair, pale.

laer

noun. song, long lay

laer

noun. song

Element in

• S. Laer Cú Beleg “Song of the Great Bow”

linna-

verb. to sing

linna-

verb. sing

linnathon

verb. I will sing, I will chant

linnon

verb. I sing

lîr

noun. song, poem, lay

sîr

noun. river

bain

fair

bain (beautiful). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

bain

fair

(beautiful). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

celon

river

(i gelon, o chelon), pl. celyn (pl. i chelyn)

duin

river

(long, large river with strong current) duin (i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin) (VT48:24)

duin

large river

(i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54); compare the river-name Anduin, ”long river”.

elu

adjective. (pale) blue

ethir

of a river

(estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".

glir

sing

1) glir- (i **lîr, in glirir) (recite poem), 2) linna- (i linna, i linnar**) (chant)

glir

sing

(i ’lîr, in glirir) (recite poem)

gwelu

air

2) (as substance) gwelu (i **welu), analogical pl. gwely (in gwely) if there is a pl. The attested form is archaic gwelw** (LR:398 s.v. WIL). Hence the coll. pl. is likely *gwelwath, if there is a coll. pl..

gwelu

air

(i ’welu), analogical pl. gwely (in gwely) if there is a pl. The attested form is archaic gwelw (LR:398 s.v. WIL). Hence the coll. pl. is likely ✱gwelwath, if there is a coll. pl..

gwelwen

air

1) (as a region) gwelwen (i **welwen), pl. gwelwin (in gwelwin), also gwilith (i **wilith), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwilith)

gwelwen

air

(i ’welwen), pl. gwelwin (in gwelwin), also gwilith (i ’wilith), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwilith)

linna

sing

(i linna, i linnar) (chant)

sîr

river

(i hîr, o sîr), in compounds sir- or -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”.