dad-

dad-

dadwen-

verb. to return, go back

A Sindarin verb for “return, go back” as a combination of √(N)DAN “back” and √MEN “go”, contrasted with dandol- “return, come back” appearing in notes from around 1959 (PE17/166). Tolkien first gave this verb as {namen >>} damen reflecting vacillation on the primitive prefix ✱nan- > ✱ndan-. Later in the same notes he gave a form dadwen, reflecting either vacillation of the development of ancient nm in Sindarin (to either dw or mm), or vacillation on the suffix itself ((n)dad- vs. (n)dan-).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use ᴺS. dammen- for this word as the most phonologically plausible. Tolkien represented intervocalic m as both mm and m in Sindarin (e.g. lammad vs. minlamad), so damen- is possible as well. Either way, the pronunciation would be [damen] with short [m].

dadwen

verb. return

_v. _return, going/coming back. Q. nanwen-. >> damen

edaid

ordinal. double

edaid

adjective. double

dad

downward)

dad;

dad

downward

;

dadhir

adverb. downstream

A neologism for “downstream” coined by Rínor and Ellanto, posted on 2025-05-12 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) as a combination of [N.] dad “down” and sîr “stream”, pronounced [ˈdɑd.hɪr].

dadbenn

sloping down

(adj.) dadbenn (downhill, inclined, prone [to do]), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn. SLOPING UPWARD (adj.) ambenn (uphill), pl. embinn

dadbenn

inclined

(adj.) dadbenn (downhill, sloping down, prone [to do]), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn

dadbenn

prone (to do)

(adj.) dadbenn (downhill, sloping down, inclined), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn. Verb

dadbenn

prone (to do)

(adj.) dadbenn (downhill, sloping down, inclined), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn

dadbenn

downhill, sloping down

(adj.) dadbenn (inclined, prone [to do]), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn;

dadbenn

do

(downhill, sloping down, inclined), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn. Verb

dadbenn

sloping down

(downhill, inclined, prone [to do]), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn.

dadbenn

inclined

(downhill, sloping down, prone [to do]), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn

dadbenn

downhill, sloping down

(inclined, prone [to do]), lenited dhadbenn, pl. dedbinn;

dadhra-

verb. to face, oppose, stand in way; to resist, thwart

dadhren

adjective. opposing, facing, opposite

dadhren-

verb. to forget

edaid

double

(adj.) 1) edaid; no distinct pl. form, 2) tadol (lenited dadol, analogical pl. dedyl)

edaid

double

; no distinct pl. form

ada

daddy

ada (pl. edai)

ada

daddy

(pl. edai)

adar

noun. father

The Sindarin word for “father”, derived from the root √AT(AR) (PM/324; VT44/21-22; VT48/19).

Conceptual Development: N. adar “father” also appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of the root ᴹ√ATA of the same meaning (Ety/ATA). In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, however, G. †ador “father” was marked as archaic, and it seems {athon >>} G. nathon was the ordinary word for ”father” (GL/17, 59).

leg-

 verb. to forget

A direct derivation from √LEK.

Based on a Goldogrin (Sindarin's "draft") verb, laitha- "to let slip, lose, mislay, forget...", which undoubtedly survived in Sindarin with slight alterations to its sense and form, as leitha- "to release, set free". Thus, one could simply use leitha- for "to forget", but in order to avoid overburdening the verb, leg- as a neologism could be preferred.

Another method to get "to forget" is updating the early draft verb only phonetically as laetha-, which basically creates a root rather than a derivation as "LAYATH", and this does not work as an extension of LAY "flourish" (cf. LAYAK "fresh"). Yet another approach is to combine dan with ren- as *dadhren-, which arguably means "to remember back" instead.

tadol

double

(lenited dadol, analogical pl. dedyl)

adar

noun. father

adlann

adjective. sloping, tilted

adu

adjective. double

atheg

noun. "litte father"

atheg

noun. thumb (Elvish play-name used by and taught to children)

car-

verb. to do

caro

verb. do! make!

damen

verb. return

_ v. _return. Q. nanwen-. >> dan-

damen-

verb. to return

ada

father

(pl. edai)

adanadar

father of men

normally pl. Edenedair "Fathers of Men", the early Edain.

adar

father

adar (pl. edair);

adar

father

(pl. edair);

adlod

sloping

(adj.) *adlod (tilted), pl. adloen. This is a suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” aclod (VT46:17)

adlod

sloping

(tilted), pl. adloen. This is a suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” aclod (VT46:17) 

ambenn

sloping upward

(uphill), pl. embinn

car

do

car- (i gâr, i cherir), pa.t. agor (make, build) (WJ:415),

car

do

(i gâr, i cherir), pa.t. agor (make, build) (WJ:415)

dammen-

verb. to return, go back

heria

set vigorously out to do

(i cheria, i cheriar) (have an impulse, be compelled to do something, begin suddenly and vigorously) (VT45:22)

laegel

green-elf

laegel, pl. laegil; coll. pl. laegrim or laegeldrim (WJ:385). These forms from a late source would seem to supersede the ”N” forms listed in LR:368 s.v. _LÁ

laegel

green-elf

laegel, pl. laegil; coll. pl. laegrim or laegeldrim (WJ:385). These forms from a late source would seem to imply that Tolkien had abandoned the ”Noldorin” forms listed in LR:368 s.v. _LÁ

penna

slant down

(i benna, i phennar)

torn

down

(noun) *torn (i dorn, o thorn), pl. tyrn (i thyrn). Only the pl. tyrn is attested, as part of the name Tyrn Gorthad ”Barrow-downs”.

torn

down

(i dorn, o thorn), pl. tyrn (i thyrn). Only the pl. tyrn is attested, as part of the name Tyrn Gorthad ”Barrow-downs”.