(i velethron), pl. melethryn (i melethryn), coll. pl. melethronnath. Also (when lover = ”friend”) mellon (i vellon), pl. mellyn (i mellyn). Coll. pl. mellonnath.
Sindarin
seron
noun. lover
seron
noun. lover
Derivations
- ᴹ√SER “love, be fond of (of liking, friendship)”
Element in
- S. Seron Aearon “Sea-lover” ✧ PM/348
Variations
- Seron ✧ PM/348
mellon
noun. friend
mellon
noun. friend
mellon
noun. friend
Cognates
- Q. meldo “friend, lover” ✧ WJ/412
Derivations
- √MEL “love, love, [ᴹ√] love (as friend)” ✧ SA/mel
Element in
- S. ar e aníra ennas suilannad mhellyn în phain “and he desires to greet there all his friends” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129
- S. Elvellyn “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers” ✧ WJ/412
- S. mellyn enin Edhellion “*friends of the Elves” ✧ PE17/097
- S. pedo beth mellon “say the word mellon” ✧ VT44/26
- S. pedo mellon a minno “speak, friend, and enter; (alternately) say ‘friend’ and enter” ✧ LotR/0305; LotR/0305; PE17/041
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √mel- > mellon [meldondo] > [melðondo] > [melðond] > [mellond] > [mellonn] > [mellon] ✧ SA/mel Variations
- Mellon ✧ LotR/0308; LotRI/Mellon
melethron
lover
mellon
friend
1) (masc.) mellon (i vellon) (lover), pl. mellyn (i mellyn), coll. pl. mellonnath. Also meldir (i veldir), no distinct pl. form except with article (i meldir). Also seron (i heron, o seron), pl. seryn (i seryn), coll. pl. seronnath. 2) (fem.) meldis (i veldis), no distinct pl. form except with article (i meldis), coll. pl. meldissath.
mellon
friend
(i vellon) (lover), pl. mellyn (i mellyn), coll. pl. mellonnath. Also meldir (i veldir), no distinct pl. form except with article (i meldir). Also seron (i heron, o seron), pl. seryn (i seryn), coll. pl. seronnath.
melethor
noun. lover
Elements
Word Gloss meleth “love”
melethril
lover
1) (fem.) melethril (i velethril), no distinct pl. form except with article (i melethril), coll. pl. melethrillath. 2) (masc.) melethron (i velethron), pl. melethryn (i melethryn), coll. pl. melethronnath. Also (when lover = ”friend”) mellon (i vellon), pl. mellyn (i mellyn). Coll. pl. mellonnath.
melethril
lover
(i velethril), no distinct pl. form except with article (i melethril), coll. pl. melethrillath.
meldis
friend
(i veldis), no distinct pl. form except with article (i meldis), coll. pl. meldissath.
_ n. _friend. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'.