Sindarin 

dúlin

noun. nightingale

A word for “nightingale” appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a combination of N. “night” and N. lhinn “tune” (Ety/DOƷ, Ety/LIN², TIN). It appeared as both dúlinn (Ety/LIN²) and dúlin (Ety/TIN). In The Notion Club Papers of the 1940s, Tolkien instead gave duilin “nightingale” as a derivative of primitive ᴹ✶dōmilindē, demonstrating a phonetic development whereby the ancient m became v and then vanished after the u, but the medial i was preserved. However, Christopher Tolkien used the form dúlin in The Silmarillion appendix (SA/dú), and that form is thus better known.

dúlin

noun. nightingale

Sindarin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúlinn

nightingale

1) dúlinn (i dhúlinn) (dusk-singer), same form pl. except with article (i núlinn) (SD:302). 2) merilin (i verilin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i merilin), coll. pl. merilinnath. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” ”moerilind” = mörilind. 3) tinúviel (”daughter of twilight”, a poetic kenning) (i dinúviel, o thinúviel), pl. ?tinúvil (i thinúvil), coll. pl. tinúviellath (MR:373, WJ:62)

dúlinn

dusk-singer

(= nightingale) dúlinn (i dhúlinn), same form pl. except with article (i núlinn); coll. pl. dúlinnath (SD:302)

dúlinn

dusk-singer

(i dhúlinn), same form pl. except with article (i núlinn); coll. pl. dúlinnath (SD:302)

dúlinn

nightingale

(i** dhúlinn) (dusk-singer), same form pl. except with article (i** núlinn) (SD:302).

Tinnúviel

noun. nightingale

nightingale

Sindarin [PE 19:73] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

merilin

nightingale

(i** verilin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** merilin), coll. pl. merilinnath. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” ”moerilind” = mörilind.

tinúviel

nightingale

(”daughter of twilight”, a poetic kenning) (i** dinúviel, o thinúviel), pl. ?tinúvil (i** thinúvil), coll. pl. tinúviellath** **(MR:373, WJ:62)

Noldorin 

dúlin

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúlind

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

dúlinn

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/354, Ety/369, S/430, X/ND4] dû+lind "dusk singer". Group: SINDICT. Published by

duilin

noun. nightingale

dúlin(n)

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/DOƷ; Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN; EtyAC/LIN²; SD/302] Group: Eldamo. Published by

merilin(n)

noun. nightingale

A noun for “nightingale” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, adapted from Ilkorin myrilind “since mori did not = ‘night’ in N” (Ety/TIN). S. dúlin “nightingale” is better attested.

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

Tinnúviel

noun. nightingale

nightingale

Noldorin [name of Thingol's dau. PE 19:33] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

merilin

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/394, X/ND4] môr+lind, irreg. OS *morilinde. Group: SINDICT. Published by

mœrilind

noun. nightingale

Noldorin [Ety/394, X/ND4] môr+lind, irreg. OS *morilinde. Group: SINDICT. Published by

Quenya 

Tindómisel

noun. nightingale

PQ. nightingale

Quenya [name of Thingol's dau. PE 19:33] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

morilindë

nightingale

morilindë noun "nightingale" (MOR)

tindómerel

noun. nightingale

TQ. nightingale

Quenya [PE 19:73] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

tindómizel

noun. nightingale

PQ. nightingale

Quenya [PE 19:73] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

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Qenya 

lómelinde

noun. nightingale

Qenya [Ety/DOƷ; Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN; LR/041; SD/302] Group: Eldamo. Published by

morilinde

noun. nightingale

A noun for “nightingale” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of ᴹQ. móre “night” and ᴹQ. linde “song” (Ety/MOR). Q. lómelindë “nightingale” is better attested.

Middle Primitive Elvish

dōmilindē

noun. nightingale

Middle Primitive Elvish [SD/302] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

tinúviel

feminine name. Nightingale

Early Noldorin [LB/022; LB/153; LB/180; LBI/Tinúviel; SM/024] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

myrilind

noun. nightingale

The Ilkorin noun for “nightingale”, appearing as both murilind and myrilind (Ety/MOR, TIN). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. morilinde indicates a primitive form of ✱✶morilindē, further supported by the rejected Ilkorin form morilind (EtyAC/MOR). This would have produced murilind according to the rules of Ilkorin i-affection. The variant form myrilind hints at a different (dialectical?) phonetic development, as pointed out by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/murilind). See the entry on i-affection for further discussion.

Doriathrin [Ety/MOR; Ety/TIN; EtyAC/MOR] Group: Eldamo. Published by