Sindarin 

avar

noun. the Avari, Elves who refused the invitation of the Valar

This plural name was known to the loremasters, but went out of daily use at the time of the Exile

Sindarin [WJ/380, VT/47:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

avar

proper name. Refuser

Sindarin [PE17/139; VT47/13; VT47/24; WJ/380; WJI/Evair] Group: Eldamo. Published by

avar

noun. refuser

This plural name was known to the loremasters, but went out of daily use at the time of the Exile

Sindarin [WJ/380, VT/47:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

milf

noun. greed, avarice

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2023 specifically for Eldamo based on ᴹQ. milme “greed”, serving as a replacement for G. avosaith and G. idrisaith “avarice”, as well as ᴱN. gagros(aith) “greed”.

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faeg

mean

(adj.) faeg (poor, bad); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” foeg.

thel

mean

(verb) ?thel- (intend, purpose, resolve, will)

faeg

adjective. mean, poor, bad

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faeg

mean

(poor, bad); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” foeg.

thel

mean

(intend, purpose, resolve, will)

Quenya 

avar

proper name. Refuser, Elf who did not journey to Aman

The Elves who refused to journey to Aman, an agental formation of the ancient verb ava- “to refuse” with the common agental suffix -r(o) (VT47/13, WJ/371). This name most frequently appeared in its plural form Avari referring to this entire people (S/52).

Conceptual Development: The name ᴹQ. Avar(o) first appeared in plural form * in Tolkien’s linguistic notes from the 1930s with the gloss “The Departing”, and referred to those elves who left Middle-earth, whereas those who remained were referred to by the earlier name the ᴹQ. Lembi “Lingerers” (LR/169-170). Tolkien soon revised this name to refer to the Elves who remained behind, effectively replacing the term Lembi (LR/200). This name appeared in The Etymologies* with essentially the same derivation as given above (Ety/AB).

Quenya [LT1I/Avari; LT2I/Avari; MRI/Avari; PE17/139; PE17/143; PE18/072; PM/029; PMI/Avari; S/052; SI/Avari; SMI/Avari; UTI/Avari; VT47/13; VT47/24; WJ/371; WJ/380; WJI/Abari; WJI/Avari] Group: Eldamo. Published by

avar

recusant, one who refuses to act as advised or commanded

avar noun "recusant, one who refuses to act as advised or commanded"; pl. Avari Elves that refused to join in the westward march to Aman (WJ:371, singular Avar in WJ:377 and VT47:13, 24).The Etymologies gives Avar or Avaro, pl. Avari "Elves who never left Middle-earth or began the march" (AB/ABAR)

avarin

proper name. language(s) of the Avari, *of the Avari

Term referring to the languages of the Avari (WJ/410).

Conceptual Development: The term ᴹQ. Avarin appeared in the Comparative Tables from the 1930s, replacing the older term ᴹQ. Lemberin (PE19/19). Earlier still in the 1920s, Tolkien used the term ᴱQ. Ilkorin to refer to the languages of the Elves who remained behind in Middle-earth (PE14/62), but by the 1930s the term ᴹQ. Ilkorin referred only to the languages of the Elves of Beleriand (which in still later writings became Sindarin).

Quenya [PE18/072; WJI/Avarin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Avamanyar

avamanyar

Avamanyar noun Elves that refused to go to Aman (= Avari) (WJ:370). Sg. Avamanya (PE17:143)

mailitya

adjective. (greedily) wealthy, avaricious

A neologism coined by Röandil on 2023-07-30 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) based on the root √MILIK “✱greed”, from a primitive adjectival form mailikiyā of ✶mailiki “wealth”.

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

tele

verb. mean, intend

Quenya [PE 22:99n,118] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

Noldorin 

foeg

adjective. mean, poor, bad

Noldorin [Ety/387, X/OE] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

avarin

proper name. language(s) of the Avari

Qenya [PE18/024; PE19/019] Group: Eldamo. Published by

avar(o)

proper name. Refuser, One who does not go forth

Qenya [Ety/AB; LR/170; LR/200; LR/214; LRI/Avari; PE18/024; WRI/Avari] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

avosaith

noun. avarice, money-greed, greed of gold

The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s has G. aus(s)aith or avosaith “avarice” based on G. avos “wealth” (GL/20). Elsewhere in this document avosaith was translated “money-greed” (GL/50). Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document had avasaith or afasaith “avarice, greed of gold” (PE13/111). A final iteration of this word appeared in N. Cûm-nan-Arasaith “Mound of Avarice” from Silmarillion drafts of the early 1930s (SM/133), but this name was removed from later versions of the narratives.

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idrisaith

noun. avarice, excessive love of gold and gems and beautiful and costly things

An element in the name Cûm an-Idrisaith “Mound of Avarice” in earliest The Lost Tales of the 1910s (LT2/223). The Gnomish Lexicon contrasted it with avosaith “avarice = money-greed”, whereas idrisaith meant “excessive love of gold and gems and beautiful and costly things” (GL/50). It was a combination of idri “treasure” and saith “hunger”.

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aus(s)aith

noun. avarice

avasaith

noun. avarice, greed of gold

nauglafel

adjective. mean, avaricious, (lit.) dwarf-natured

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s meaning “mean, avaricious”, more literally “dwarf-natured” as a combination of G. naugla “of dwarves” and G. fel “like” (GL/59). Tolkien also gave it the Greek gloss αίσχροκέρδος, or “shameful desire of gain” according to the editors.

Gnomish [GL/59; LT1A/Nauglath] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

abōro

noun. refuser, one who does not go forth

Old Noldorin [Ety/AB; EtyAC/AB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

abāro

noun. refuser, one who does not go forth

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/AB] Group: Eldamo. Published by