Another name for the river Gelion, appearing as both lenited and unlenited forms Duin Dhaer and Duin Daer (WJ/191, 336). This name is a compound of duin “river” and the adjective daer “great”.
Sindarin
duin
noun. (large) river, (large) river; [N.] water
duin
noun. (long and large) river (having strong current)
duin dhaer
place name. Duin Dhaer
duinhir
masculine name. *River Lord
Duin D(h)aer
noun. great river (Gelion)
duin (“river”) + daer (“great”); #The variation of the second element might reflect Tolkien's reluctance to use the “uncouth” digraph dh.
Duinhir
noun. river lord
duin (“river”) + hîr (“lord”)
duinen
noun. flood, high tide
duinen
noun. flood, high tide
duin
river
(long, large river with strong current) duin (i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin) (VT48:24)
duin
large river
duin (i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54)
duin
large river
duin (i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54); compare the river-name Anduin, ”long river”. GREAT RIVER sirion (i hirion, o sirion), pl. siryn (i siryn); compare Sirion as the name of a river in Beleriand. MOUTH (OUTFLOW) OF A RIVER ethir (estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".
duin
large river
(i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54); compare the river-name Anduin, ”long river”.
duin
large river
(i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54)
duinen
high tide
duinen (i dhuinen), pl. duinin (i nuinin). (VT48:26).
duinen
high tide
(i dhuinen), pl. duinin (i nuinin). (VT48:26).
duinen
tide
: 1) (high tide) duinen (i dhuinen), pl. duinin (i nuinin). 2) (low tide) dannen (i nannen, o ndannen) (ebb), pl. dennin (i ndennin) (VT48:26). Notice the homophone dannen ”fallen” (but this past participle has different mutations).
duiniant
noun. aqueduct
(h)law
noun. flood
Ara-
prefix. high, noble, royal
ar-
prefix. high, noble, royal
beleg
adjective. large
adj. large, great. Q. melek-.
beleg
adjective. large
adj. large, great, big. . This gloss was rejected.
hlô
noun. flood
n. flood.
iaun
adjective. large
adj. large, extensive, wide, vast, huge. Q. yāna-. >> -ion
lorn
noun. quiet water
lorn
noun. anchorage, harbour
lô
flood
n. flood.
nen
noun. water (used of a lake, pool or lesser river)
nen
noun. waterland
nen
water
{ĕ}_ n. _water, lake. Q. nén. >> nîn
sîr
noun. river
andrath
high pass
(literally "long climb"), pl. endraith.
brand
tall
(lofty, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind.
celon
river
(i gelon, o chelon), pl. celyn (pl. i chelyn)
daer
large
daer (great), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.
daer
large
(great), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.
ethir
of a river
(estuary), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. ethiriath. Note: a homophone means "spy".
gondrath
highway
(i ’ondrath) (street of stone, causeway), pl. gendraith (i ngendraith = i ñendraith). Archaic pl. göndreith. (WJ:340). Possibly the pl. can also be gondraith, without umlaut of the first element.
hall
tall
(exalted); lenited chall; pl. hail. Note: a homophone means ”veiled, hidden, shadowed, shady”.
lind
river
”singer” may also be used of rivers (see
lorn
quiet water
(anchorage, haven, harbour), pl. lyrn (VT45:29).
nên
water
nên (lake, pool, stream, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn. FLOOD-WATER (or ”wash”) iôl (pl. ŷl) (RC:334, VT48:33).
nên
water
(lake, pool, stream, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn.
or
high
(adjectival pref.) or- (above, over), also ar- (noble, royal). In the form ar(a)- this is an element in the names of the kings of Arnor and Arthedain. Nouns:
or
high
(above, over), also ar- (noble, royal). In the form ar(a)- this is an element in the names of the kings of Arnor and Arthedain. Nouns:
raud
tall
(eminent, noble), in compounds -rod, pl. roed. Also used as noun ”champion, eminent man, [a] noble”.
sîr
river
1) (also = rill) sîr (i hîr, o sîr), in compounds sir- or -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”. 2) celon (i gelon, o chelon), pl. celyn (pl. i chelyn), 3) The word lind ”singer” may also be used of rivers (see . (WJ.309).
sîr
river
(i hîr, o sîr), in compounds sir- or -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”.
taur
tall
(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (lofty, high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.
telu
high roof
(i delu, o thelu) (dome), pl. tely (i thely).
A Sindarin word for river, more specifically a large one (LotR/1138; PM/54; RC/765; VT48/24), derived from primitive ✶duinē and the root √DUY “flow (strongly), flood, inundate” (RC/766; VT48/23-24).
Conceptual Development: The first precursor to this word seems to be G. duif “stream” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from primitive ᴱ✶duiwe and related to G. duil “flight” (GL/31). The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. duin under the root ᴹ√DUI̯, but there it was a loan word from Ilk. duin “water, river”. After Tolkien abandoned Ilkorin, it became a native Sindarin word.