esten(t)

adjective. short

thent

adjective. short

then

adjective. short

thenn

adjective. short

thent

adjective. short

thenfalas

place name. Short Beach

A name translated “short beach” in contrast to Anfalas “long beach” (VT42/15), a combination of thent “short” and falas “beach”.

estent

adjective. (very?) short

The slash sign in minlamad thent/estent might indicate either variant forms of an adjective, or a sequence of two short verse units, possibly of alliterating half-lines, see Tolkien's Legendarium p. 122

nuitha-

verb. to stunt, prevent from coming to completion, stop short, not allow to continue

ann-thennath

noun. a verse mode, lit. "long-shorts" (alternance of long and short vowels, or rather alternance of long and short verse units, possibly of masculine and feminine rhymes)

The word is not translated by Tolkien. Refer to Tolkien's Legendarium p. 115 for a discussion of its probable meaning

dírnaith

noun. a military wedge-formation launched over a short distance against an enemy massing but not yet arrayed, or against a defensive formation on open ground

nuitha-

verb. to stunt, to prevent from coming to completion, stop short, not allow to continue

thent

short

thent (pl. thint), also ?estent (pl. estint).

thent

short

(pl. thint), also ?estent (pl. estint).

nogen

noun. boy, lad, urchin; *(orig.) short (of persons)

nuitha

stop short

(i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stunt; not allow to continue) (WJ:413).

nuitha

stop short

(i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stunt; not allow to continue) (WJ:413)

nuitha

stop short

nuitha- (i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stunt; not allow to continue) (WJ:413)

nuitha

stop short

nuitha- (i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stunt; not allow to continue) (WJ:413).

thinnas

shortness

(also used for a “breve”, a mark indicating that a vowel is short). Verb

thinnas

shortness

thinnas (also used for a “breve”, a mark indicating that a vowel is short). Verb

thennas

noun. shortness

thinnas

noun. shortness

nuitha

stunt

nuitha- (i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stop short; not allow to continue) (WJ:413).

nuitha

stunt

(i nuitha, in nuithar) (prevent from coming to completion; stop short; not allow to continue) (WJ:413).

linnod

noun. (?) a single verse used as a maxim

The word is not translated by Tolkien. The first meaning assumes that -od is a singulative affix (cf. filigod ). The second meaning is proposed by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne in Tolkien's Legendarium p. 132, based on the metrical characteristics of Gilraen's linnod

linnod

noun. (?) a chant of a certain metrical type, where each (half-)verse is composed of seven syllables

The word is not translated by Tolkien. The first meaning assumes that -od is a singulative affix (cf. filigod ). The second meaning is proposed by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne in Tolkien's Legendarium p. 132, based on the metrical characteristics of Gilraen's linnod

megil

noun. sword

The word was struck out in the Etymologies, but is well attested in late compounds such as Mormegil or Arvegil (with regular mutation). It is conceivably the Sindarinized form of Quenya makil, coexisting with magol (see tegil and tegol for a similar case)

megil

noun. sword

_ n. _sword. i·arben na megil and 'The Knight of the Long Sword'.

dar

stop

(verb, used intransitively in the LotR), dar- (i dhâr, i nerir) (halt). The imperative daro! is attested.

dar

stop

(i dhâr, i nerir) (halt). The imperative daro! is attested.

daur

stop

(noun) daur (i dhaur) (pause; also used = ”league”, a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath

daur

stop

(i dhaur) (pause; also used = ”league”, a distance of about 3 miles / 4.8 kilometers), pl. doer (i noer), coll. pl. dorath

dilia

stop up

(i dhilia, i niliar), pa.t. diliant (VT45:9).

dolt

knob

(round knob) dolt (i dholt) (boss), pl. dylt (i nylt)

dolt

knob

(i dholt) (boss), pl. *dylt*** (i nylt**)

hathel

broadsword blade

(i chathel, o chathel) (axe blade), pl. hethil (i chethil)

lang

sword

(cutlass), pl. leng.

magol

sword

(i vagol), analogical pl. megyl (i megyl), coll. pl. maglath (though analogical ?magolath may also be possible). In ”Noldorin”, this was the native word for ”sword” (derived from primitive makla, as is Quenya macil); it is unclear whether Tolkien definitely replaced it with megil when he turned ”Noldorin” into Sindarin, or whether both words coexist in the language.

megil

sword

1) megil (i vegil), no distinct pl. form except with article (i megil). This is a borrowing from Quenya macil (VT45:32). 2) magol (i vagol), analogical pl. megyl (i megyl), coll. pl. maglath (though analogical ?magolath may also be possible). In ”Noldorin”, this was the native word for ”sword” (derived from primitive makla, as is Quenya macil); it is unclear whether Tolkien definitely replaced it with megil when he turned ”Noldorin” into Sindarin, or whether both words coexist in the language. 3) lang (cutlass), pl. leng.

megil

sword

(i vegil), no distinct pl. form except with article (i megil). This is a borrowing from Quenya macil (VT45:32).

naug

stunted

(dwarfed), pl. #noeg. Note: the word is also used as a noun ”dwarf”.