pl1. telain** **_ n. _flat space, platform. Q. talan or talma. >> tâl
Sindarin
talan
noun. platform, flat space, flet [Middle English = ‘floor’]
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- ᴺS. lothalan “raft, (lit.) floating platform”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶talam- > talan [talam] > [talan] ✧ PE17/052 ✶talam- > telain [talani] > [teleni] > [telein] > [telain] ✧ PE17/052 Variations
- Talan ✧ LotRI/Talan
talan
flat space
talan
noun. wooden platform (in the trees of Lothlórien where the Galadhrim dwelt)
talan
platform
(”flet”, high platform used in trees in Lothlorien) talan (i dalan), pl. telain (i thelain)
talan
flet
(high platform used in trees in Lothlorien) talan (i dalan), pl. telain [UT:245] (i thelain)
talan
platform
(i dalan), pl. telain (i thelain)
talan
flet
(i dalan), pl. telain [UT:245] (i thelain)
talaf
floor
1) 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).