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Early Quenya

nieninqe

noun. snowdrop, (lit.) white tear

Cognates

Element in

  • Eq. nieninqea “like a snowdrop” ✧ MC/215

Elements

WordGloss
nie“tear”
ninqe“white”

Variations

  • nieninqë ✧ LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil
  • Nieninqe ✧ MC/215
Early Quenya [GL/60; LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil; MC/215; PME/069; QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nieninqe

Nieninqe

Elements

WordGloss
norolinde pirukendea“tripping lightly, whirling lightly”
elle tande Nielikkilis“thither came little Niéle”
tanya wende nieninqea“that maiden like a snowdrop”
yar i vilya anta miqilis“to whom the air gives kisses”
i oromandin eller tande“the wood-spirits came thither”
ar wingildin wilwarindeën“and the foam-like butterflies”
losselie telerinwa“the white people of the shores of Elfland”
tálin paptalasselindeën“with feet like the music of falling leaves”