lalwendë

feminine name. Laughing Maiden

The mother-name of the youngest daughter of Finwë, from which her Sindarin name was derived (PM/343). It is a compound of lala- “to laugh” and a suffixal -wendë of vendë “maiden”.

Cognates

• S. Gladhwen “Laughing Maiden” ✧ PM/359; PMI/Írimë

Elements

Word	Gloss
lala-	“to laugh”
vendë	“maiden, *virgin”

Variations

• Lalwen(de) ✧ PMI/Írimë

alcar

noun. radiance

radiance, splendour

alta

radiance

alta (2) noun "radiance" (VT42:32, PE17:50). Cf. variant ñalta.

alta

noun. radiance

fairë

radiance

fairë (3) noun "radiance" (PHAY)

nalta

radiance, glittering reflection

nalta ("ñ")noun "radiance, glittering reflection" (from jewels, glass or polished metals, or water) (PM:347)

gladhwen

feminine name. Laughing Maiden

The Sindarin equivalent of Lalwendë, a combination of gladh- “laugh” and the suffixal form -wen of gwend “maiden” (PM/343, 359 note #29).

Cognates

• Q. Lalwendë “Laughing Maiden” ✧ PM/359; PMI/Írimë

Elements

Word	Gloss
gladh-	“to laugh, to laugh [at a joke], *guffaw”
gwend	“maiden, maiden, *young woman”

Variations

• Glaðwen ✧ PM/359; PMI/Írimë

galad

radiance

1a _ n. _radiance. >> Galadriel, Gil-galad

aglar

noun. radiance

_n. _radiance, glory. Q. alkar. >> aglareb

glaw

radiance

(i ’law), pl. gloe (in gloe)

galad

radiance

1) galad (i ngalad = i ñalad) (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid), 2) glaw (i **law), pl. gloe (in gloe), 3) thîl; no distinct pl. form, coll. pl. ?thiliath**.

galad

radiance

(i ngalad = i ñalad) (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid)

thîl

radiance

; no distinct pl. form, coll. pl. ?thiliath.

glaw

noun. radiance

glaw

noun. radiance

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kala “light” ✧ Ety/KAL

Derivations

• ᴹ✶glā “radiance” ✧ Ety/KAL
  • ᴹ√GAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶g’lā́ > glaw	[glā] > [glǭ] > [glou] > [glau]	✧ Ety/KAL