Sindarin 

lammas

noun. account of tongues

Sindarin [LR/167, WJ/206, WJ/393, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lammas

proper name. Account of Tongues

A book by Pengolodh describing the Elvish languages, translated “Account of Tongues” (MR/415, WJ/393). It is a combination of lam “language” with the abstract-noun suffix -as.

Conceptual Development: Tolkien wrote an excerpt from this book in the 1930s, first titled Lammas but soon revised to N. Lhammas (LR/167), because [[n|initial [r-], [l-] were unvoiced]] in his conception of the languages during this time period. Later the name changed back to S. Lammas when Tolkien abandoned this particular phonetic development.

Elements

WordGloss
lam“(physical) tongue; language, (physical) tongue; language, [G.] speech”
-as“abstract noun”
Sindarin [MR/415; MRI/Lammas; WJ/393; WJI/Lammas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rammas

noun. (great) wall

Sindarin [LotR/V:I, LotR/Index] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lâf

verb. (he) licks

Sindarin [Ety/367, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

galadhad

noun. the Two Trees of Valinor

Sindarin [Orgaladhad LotR/D] Group: SINDICT. Published by

falathrim

noun. people of the Falas

Sindarin [WJ/378] falas+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

tôl

verb. (he) comes

According to WJ/301, the expression tôl acharn "vengeance comes" was later changed to tûl acharn by Tolkien

Sindarin [Ety/395, WJ/254] Group: SINDICT. Published by

anglennatha

verb. (he) will approach

Sindarin [SD/129-31] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lôd

verb. (he) floats

Sindarin [VT/45:29, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Lossoth

noun. the Snowmen

Sindarin [LotR/A, RGEO/70] loss+hoth. Group: SINDICT. Published by

dagorath

noun. all the battles

Sindarin [UT/395-396] Group: SINDICT. Published by

anfangrim

noun. the Longbeards (a tribe of Dwarves)

Sindarin [WJ/322] anfang+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

pêd

verb. (he) says

Sindarin [guren bêd enni VT/41:11] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rochirrim

noun. horse-lords, the people of Rohan

Sindarin [LotR, etc.] rochir+rim. Group: SINDICT. Published by

avo

verb. don't!

Used as a negative adverb before an imperative: avo garo "don't do it!". Sometimes used as prefix: avgaro

Sindarin [WJ/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

avon

verb. I won't

Sindarin [WJ/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

cuio

verb. live!

Sindarin [LotR/VI:IV, Letters/308] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ónen

noun. I gave

Written onen in some editions of LotR. In the Qenyaqetsa, Qenya anta- is marked as having an irregular past tense áne. Assuming the same sound-shifts as observed in other words, this would indeed lead to onen in Sindarin, see PE/12:31 and TT/14:48-49

Sindarin [LotR/A(v)] Group: SINDICT. Published by

drúwaith

noun. the wilderness of the Drû-men (q.v.)

Sindarin [UT/385] drû+gwaith. Group: SINDICT. Published by

noro

verb. run! ride!

Untranslated in LotR, but written nora-lim and rendered as "ride on" in RS/196 (not a literal translation) and later translated as "run swift" in RC/195. A verb nor- is attested in the old Gnomish lexicon, PE/11:61, with the meaning "to run, roll"

Sindarin [noro lim LotR/I:XII, RS/196, RC/195] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Noldorin 

lhammas

noun. account of tongues

Noldorin [LR/167, WJ/206, WJ/393, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhammas

proper name. Account of Tongues, Linguistic History

Changes

  • LammasLhammas “Account of Tongues” ✧ LR/167
  • LhammasLammas ✧ WJI/Lammas

Element in

  • N. Lammasethen “Shorter Account of the Elvish Tongues” ✧ WJI/Lammas

Elements

WordGloss
lham(b)“tongue”
-as“abstract noun”

Variations

  • Lammas ✧ LR/167
  • lhammas ✧ PE22/034
Noldorin [LR/167; LR/202; MRI/Lhammas; PE22/034; PMI/Lhammas; RSI/Lhammas; SDI2/Lhammas; TII/Lhammas; WJI/Lammas; WRI/Lhammas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhâf

verb. (he) licks

Noldorin [Ety/367, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

blâb

verb. (he) flaps, beats

The Etymologies seem to list this word as a noun, but it is clearly the third person singular of the verb

Noldorin [Ety/380] Group: SINDICT. Published by

osgar

verb. (he) cuts, amputates

Noldorin [Ety/379] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thia

verb. it appears

Noldorin [Ety/392] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tôl

verb. (he) comes

According to WJ/301, the expression tôl acharn "vengeance comes" was later changed to tûl acharn by Tolkien

Noldorin [Ety/395, WJ/254] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhôd

verb. (he) floats

Noldorin [VT/45:29, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

orthor

verb. (he) masters, conquers

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tôg

verb. (he) leads, brings

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

sôg

verb. (he) drinks

Noldorin [Ety/388] Group: SINDICT. Published by

síla

verb. (he) shines white

Noldorin [LB/354] Group: SINDICT. Published by