Sindarin 

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

Noldorin 

dân

noun. Green-elf

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Nanar “Green-elves” ✧ Ety/DAN
  • Dan. Danas “Green-elves” ✧ Ety/NDAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(N)DAN “back, backwards” ✧ Ety/DAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NDAN > Dân[ndan] > [dan] > [dān]✧ Ety/DAN
ᴹ√NDAN > Dein[ndani] > [dani] > [deni] > [dein]✧ Ety/DAN
Noldorin [Ety/DAN; Ety/NDAN; WJI/Danas] Group: Eldamo. Published by