pl1. telain** **_ n. _flat space, platform. Q. talan or talma. >> tâl
Sindarin
talan
noun. platform, flat space, flet [Middle English = ‘floor’]
talan
flat space
talan
noun. wooden platform (in the trees of Lothlórien where the Galadhrim dwelt)
talan
flet
(high platform used in trees in Lothlorien) talan (i dalan), pl. telain [UT:245] (i thelain)
talan
platform
(”flet”, high platform used in trees in Lothlorien) talan (i dalan), pl. telain (i thelain)
talan
flet
(i dalan), pl. telain [UT:245] (i thelain)
talan
platform
(i dalan), pl. telain (i thelain)
talaf
floor
- talaf (i dalaf, o thalaf) (ground), pl. telaif (i thelaif); coll. pl. talavath. The ”Noldorin” plural form listed in LR:390 s.v.
talaf
floor
(i dalaf, o thalaf) (ground), pl. telaif (i thelaif); coll. pl. talavath. The ”Noldorin” plural form listed in LR:390 s.v.
tâl
flat space
_ n. _flat space, platform. Q. talan or talma. >> talan
panas
talam
(i banas, o phanas, pl. penais (i phenais), coll. pl. panassath.
caul
noun. great burden, affliction
caul
burden
(heavy burden) caul (i gaul, o chaul) (affliction), pl. coel (i choel), coll. pl. colath
caul
burden
(i gaul, o chaul) (affliction), pl. coel (i choel), coll. pl. colath
A noun Tolkien described as a “flet” (Middle English for “floor”) applied to the elevated wooden platforms the Elves of Lórien had in trees from The Lord of the Rings (LotR/342). In notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings, Tolkien said its proper meaning was a “flat space, platform” and it was derived from primitive ✶talam (PE17/52). It seems this word applies to an elevated platform without walls, as opposed to a floor within a building which would be [N.] panas (Ety/PAN). In theory the final *n* of *talan* would be lost, but it was likely restored by analogy with its plural form telain.
Conceptual Development: This word appeared as N. talan “flet” in Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s (TI/227).