Noldorin 

merilin(n)

noun. nightingale

A noun for “nightingale” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, adapted from Ilkorin myrilind “since mori did not = ‘night’ in N” (Ety/TIN). S. dúlin “nightingale” is better attested.

Derivations

  • Ilk. myrilind “nightingale” ✧ Ety/TIN
    • ᴹ√MOR “*black, dark” ✧ Ety/TIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
Ilk. mur(i)lind/myr(i)lind > mœrilind > merilin[myrilind] > [mœrilind] > [mœrilinn] > [merilinn] > [merilin]✧ Ety/TIN
Ilk. mur(i)lind/myr(i)lind > mœrilinn > merilinn[myrilind] > [mœrilind] > [mœrilinn] > [merilinn] > [merilin]✧ Ety/TIN

Variations

  • merilin ✧ Ety/TIN
  • merilinn ✧ EtyAC/TIN
  • moerilind ✧ EtyAC/TIN
Noldorin [Ety/TIN; EtyAC/TIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

merilin

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/394, X/ND4] môr+lind, irreg. OS *morilinde. Group: SINDICT. Published by

mœrilind

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/394, X/ND4] môr+lind, irreg. OS *morilinde. Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúlin(n)

noun. nightingale

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lómelinde “nightingale” ✧ Ety/DOƷ; Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN; SD/302

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DOƷ “night” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
  • ᴹ√DOM “faint, dim” ✧ Ety/TIN
  • ᴹ✶dōmilindē “nightingale” ✧ SD/302

Elements

WordGloss
“night, night-fall, late evening”
lhinn“air, tune”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > dúlind > dúlin(n)[dōlindē] > [dūlindē] > [dūlinde] > [dūlind] > [dūlinn] > [dūlin]✧ Ety/DOƷ
ᴹ√DOM > dúlind > dúlin[dūvlinde] > [dūvlind] > [dūlind] > [dūlinn] > [dūlin]✧ Ety/TIN
ᴹ✶dōmilindē > duilin[dōmilindē] > [dūmilindē] > [dūmilinde] > [dūmilind] > [dūvilind] > [duilind] > [duilinn] > [duilin]✧ SD/302

Variations

  • dūlinn ✧ Ety/LIN²
  • dúlin ✧ Ety/TIN
  • dúlinn ✧ EtyAC/LIN²
  • duilin ✧ SD/302
Noldorin [Ety/DOƷ; Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN; EtyAC/LIN²; SD/302] Group: Eldamo. Published by

duilin

noun. nightingale

dúlinn

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúlin

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúlind

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

Tinnúviel

noun. nightingale

nightingale

Noldorin [name of Thingol's dau. PE 19:33] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by