thent

thenta

Q. thenta, senta.

thent

adjective. short

thent

adjective. short

then

adjective. short

thenn

adjective. short

estent

thenta

Q. thenta, senta.

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

minlamad thent

proper name. mode of Elvish verse

Mode of Elvish verse (UT/146; WJ/311). Its final element is thent “short”, but the meaning of the first element minlamad is unclear. It may perhaps mean “first-echoing” and refer to alliteration, as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Carl Hostetter (Tolkien’s legendarium, p. 121-2). Tolkien said “this verse was not wholly unlike the verse known to Aelfwine” (WJ/311) and this may refer to the Old Norse or Old English styles of alliterative poetry; hat tip to Ellanto for suggesting this to me. In the Unfinished Tales as originally published, Christopher Tolkien gave this phrase as Minlamed thent/estent (UT/146), but in The War of the Jewels he said this was a slip on his part, and that J.R.R. Tolkien actually wrote Minlamad (WJ/311 and p. 315 note #3).

thent

short

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

thent

short

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

minlamad

noun. 'first voiced' or 'first-echoing', alliterative (?) verse mode (minlamad thent/estent)

The word is not translated by Tolkien. For a discussion of its probable meaning, refer to Tolkien's Legendarium p. 121-122

esten(t)

adjective. short

nuitha

stop short

(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