Quenya 

lane

noun. hem

Cognates

  • S. glân “hem, border” ✧ VT42/08
  • T. glana “edge, rim” ✧ VT42/08

Derivations

  • (G)LAN “rim, edge, border, boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
(G)LAN > lane[lani] > [lane]✧ VT42/08

lanë

hem

lanë (lani-) noun "hem" (VT42:8)

landa

boundary

landa (1) noun "boundary" (VT42:8)

landa

noun. boundary

Cognates

  • S. glan(n) “boundary” ✧ VT42/08
  • T. glanda “a boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Derivations

  • (G)LAN “rim, edge, border, boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Element in

  • Q. lantalca “boundary post or mark” ✧ VT42/08

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
(G)LAN > landa[landa]✧ VT42/08

Sindarin 

gland

noun. boundary

Sindarin [Glanduin, Glanhír UT/264, UT/318, UT/441, VT/42] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glann

noun. boundary

Sindarin [Glanduin, Glanhír UT/264, UT/318, UT/441, VT/42] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glân

noun. hem, border (of textile and other hand-made things)

Sindarin [VT/42:8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glan(n)

noun. boundary

Cognates

  • Q. landa “boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Derivations

  • (G)LAN “rim, edge, border, boundary” ✧ VT42/08

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
(G)LAN > glan[glanda] > [gland] > [glann]✧ VT42/08
(G)LAN > gland > glann[glanda] > [gland] > [glann]✧ VT42/08

Variations

  • glan ✧ VT42/08
  • glann ✧ VT42/08

rain

noun. border

Sindarin [Ety/383, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

edrain

noun. border

Sindarin [Ety/383, X/EI] ed+rain. Group: SINDICT. Published by

lim

adjective. clear, sparkling, light

Sindarin [WJ/337] Group: SINDICT. Published by

taeg

noun. boundary, limit, boundary line

Sindarin [WJ/309] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rîw

hem

(construct riw) (edge, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh** rîw). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” **rhîf.

rîw

border

*rîw (construct riw) (hem, edge), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.

rîw

border

(construct riw) (hem, edge), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.

gland

boundary

1) gland (i **land, construct glan), pl. glaind (i glaind), coll. pl. glannath, 2) lest (girdle, fence), pl. list**; 3)

gland

boundary

(i ’land, construct glan), pl. glaind (i glaind), coll. pl. glannath

glanna

clear

(verb, ”make clear”) *glanna- (i **lanna, in glannar**) (VT45:13; this is how David Salo would normalize the form ”glantha” occurring in the primary source)

glanna

clear

(i ’lanna, in glannar) (VT45:13; this is how David Salo would normalize the form ”glantha” occurring in the primary source)

glân

hem

1) glân (i **lân, construct glan) (border), pl. glain (in glain**) (VT42:8). Note: a homophone means ”white, clear”. 2) *rîw (construct riw) (edge, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.

glân

hem

(i ’lân, construct glan) (border), pl. glain (in glain) (VT42:8). Note: a homophone means ”white, clear”.

glân

border

glân (i **lân, construct glan) (hem), pl. glain (in glain**) (VT42:8) Note: a homophone means ”white, claer”.

glân

border

(i ’lân, construct glan) (hem), pl. glain (in glain) (VT42:8) Note: a homophone means ”white, claer”.

glân

clear

glân (white), lenited lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.

glân

clear

(white), lenited ’lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.

rain

border

(noun) rain; no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rain). Note: the adj. ”erratic, wandering” is a homophone of rain.

rain

noun. border

Element in

  • ᴺS. edrain “*(outer) border”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

rain

border

; no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rain). Note: the adj. ”erratic, wandering” is a homophone of rain.

lim

clear

(adj.) lim (sparkling, light), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.

lim

clear

(sparkling, light), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.

edrain

border

edrain (no distinct pl. form)

edrain

border

(no distinct pl. form)

lest

boundary

(girdle, fence), pl. list

taeg

boundary, boundary line

(i daeg, o thaeg) (limit), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaeg)

Noldorin 

glan

adjective. clear

Changes

  • glanglan “daylight” ✧ EtyAC/GAL¹

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GALAN “bright” ✧ EtyAC/GAL¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GALÁN > glan[galána] > [glana] > [glan]✧ EtyAC/GAL¹
Noldorin [EtyAC/GAL¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhain

noun. border

Noldorin [Ety/383, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhain

noun. border

Changes

  • rhaenrhain ✧ Ety/REG

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. réna “edge, border, margin” ✧ Ety/REG; EtyAC/REG

Derivations

  • ᴹ√REG “edge, border, margin” ✧ Ety/REG; EtyAC/REG

Element in

  • N. edraenui “?outside, bordering, outer” ✧ EtyAC/REG (edraenui)
  • N. edrein “*(outer) border” ✧ Ety/REG
  • N. Emyn Rhain “Border Hills” ✧ TI/313
  • N. Duil Rain “Border Hills” ✧ TI/268 (Duil Rain)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√REG > rhein > rhain[regna] > [reŋna] > [reina] > [rein] > [r̥ein] > [r̥ain]✧ Ety/REG
ᴹ√RAG > rhaen[ragna] > [raŋna] > [raina] > [rain] > [r̥ain] > [r̥aen]✧ EtyAC/REG

Variations

  • rhain ✧ Ety/REG
  • rhaen ✧ EtyAC/REG (rhaen)
  • Rhain ✧ TI/313
Noldorin [Ety/REG; EtyAC/REG; TI/268; TI/313] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhein

noun. border

Noldorin [Ety/383, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

edrein

noun. border

Noldorin [Ety/383, X/EI] ed+rain. Group: SINDICT. Published by

poros

place name. Boundary

Noldorin [TI/312; TII/Poros; WR/436; WRI/Poros] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Gnomish

glan

adjective. pure, clean, (originally) bright

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”

Element in

  • G. glantha- “to cleanse, purify, purge” ✧ GL/39
  • G. glanweth “cleanliness, purity” ✧ GL/39
  • G. glant(hi) “cleanness” ✧ GL/39

faroth

noun. boundary

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VARA “*separate”