Quenya 

lin-

sing

[lin- (2) vb. "sing" (GLIN, struck out)]

lindë-

sing

lindë- vb. ?"sing" (LT1:258; in LotR-style Quenya lir- or #linda-)

lir-

verb. to sing, to sing, [ᴹQ.] chant

Derivations

  • √LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Element in

  • Q. á lirë amlírië “sing harder / better / with more vigour or with more vocalic art” ✧ PE17/094; PE17/094
  • ᴺQ. olirië “concert”

liru-

verb. to sing, to sing (gaily)

Derivations

  • ✶liru- “to sing gaily”
    • √LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Sindarin 

linna-

verb. to sing

Sindarin [linnathon LotR/II:I] Group: SINDICT. Published by

linna-

verb. sing

Sindarin [PE 22:167] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

linnon

verb. I sing

Sindarin [LB/354] Group: SINDICT. Published by

linnathon

verb. I will sing, I will chant

Sindarin [LotR/II:I, RGEO/72] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glir

sing

1) glir- (i **lîr, in glirir) (recite poem), 2) linna- (i linna, i linnar**) (chant)

glir

sing

(i ’lîr, in glirir) (recite poem)

linna

sing

(i linna, i linnar) (chant)

Primitive elvish

lind

root. sing

glin(d)

root. sing

Noldorin 

glin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIN > glin-[glin-]✧ Ety/GLIN
Noldorin [Ety/GLIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glir-

verb. to sing, trill, to recite a poem

The form glin in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:15

Noldorin [Ety/359, Ety/369, VT/45:15] Group: SINDICT. Published by

glir-

verb. to sing, recite poem

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lir- “to sing, chant” ✧ Ety/GLIR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIR “sing, trill” ✧ Ety/GLIR; Ety/LIR¹

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIR > gliri-[glir-]✧ Ety/GLIR
ᴹ√LIR¹ > lirio[lir-]✧ Ety/LIR¹

Variations

  • gliri- ✧ Ety/GLIR
  • glin ✧ EtyAC/GLIR
Noldorin [Ety/GLIR; EtyAC/GLIR; EtyAC/LIR¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

liria-

verb. to sing

Noldorin [VT/45:28] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

lin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

  • N. glin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIN > lin-[glin-] > [ɣlin-] > [lin-]✧ Ety/GLIN

Variations

  • lin- ✧ Ety/GLIN (lin-)

Middle Primitive Elvish

lin

root. sing

Changes

  • GLIN → LIN² “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN
  • GLIN → LIN² ✧ Ety/LIN²

Derivatives

  • Ilk. lind “tuneful, sweet; *singing” ✧ Ety/TIN
  • ᴹ✶lindā “sweet sounding” ✧ EtyAC/LIND
    • Ilk. lind “tuneful, sweet; *singing” ✧ Ety/LIND
    • ᴹQ. linda “fair, beautiful (of sound)” ✧ Ety/LIND
    • N. lhend “tuneful, sweet” ✧ Ety/LIND
  • ᴹ✶lindē “*singing”
    • ᴹQ. linde “air, tune”
    • N. lhinn “air, tune”
  • ᴹ✶lindō “singer” ✧ Ety/TUY
    • ᴹQ. lindo “singer, singing bird”
  • ᴹQ. lindale “music” ✧ Ety/LIN²
  • ᴹQ. linde “air, tune” ✧ Ety/GLIN; Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN
  • ᴹQ. lindo “singer, singing bird” ✧ Ety/LIN²
  • ᴹQ. linwe “short lay”
  • ᴹQ. lin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN
  • N. glin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN
  • N. glinn “song, poem, lay” ✧ Ety/GLIN
  • N. lhinn “air, tune” ✧ Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN

Element in

  • ᴹ✶Lindān-d “musical land” ✧ Ety/LIN²
  • ᴹQ. Laurelin “Song of Gold” ✧ Ety/GLIN (Laurelin); Ety/LIN²
  • N. tuilinn “swallow, (lit.) spring-singer” ✧ Ety/LIN²

Variations

  • GLIN ✧ Ety/GLIN (GLIN); Ety/LIN² (GLIN); EtyAC/GLIR
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GLIN; Ety/LIN²; Ety/TIN; Ety/TUY; EtyAC/GLIR; EtyAC/LIND] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

glin

noun. sound, voice, utterance

Cognates

  • Eq. lin “melody, air, tune, musical voice” ✧ PE15/25; LT1A/Lindelos

Derivations

Element in

  • G. -glin “suffix in the name of languages” ✧ GL/39; LT1A/Lindelos
  • G. glindwil “swallow” ✧ GL/39
  • G. Glingol “Singing Gold” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PE15/25

Variations

  • Glin ✧ PE15/25
Gnomish [GL/39; LT1A/Lindelos; PE15/25] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lir-

verb. to sing

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos

Element in

  • G. lillir “a song, lullaby” ✧ GL/54
Gnomish [GL/39; GL/54; LT1A/Lindelos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cli Reconstructed

adjective. ?attractive

Cognates

  • Eq. telya “attractive; importunate”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull”

Element in

Early Noldorin

gol-

verb. to sing

Early Noldorin [PE13/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

liði

root. sing

Changes

  • ’LIŘI → LIŘI ✧ PME/054

Derivatives

  • Eq. lirit(ta) “poem, lay, written poem” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054; QL/054
  • Eq. lindele “music, song” ✧ PME/054
  • Eq. lin “melody, air, tune, musical voice” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054; QL/054
  • Eq. lindo “singer”
  • Eq. liri- “to sing” ✧ QL/054
  • Eq. lirilla “lay, song” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054; QL/054
  • Eq. Lirillo ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054; QL/054
  • G. (g)lairin “*poem”
  • G. glin “sound, voice, utterance”
  • G. lir- “to sing” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos
  • G. glîr “song, poem” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos
  • G. lin- “to sound (intr.)”
  • G. gling “music”
  • G. lintha- “to sound (tr.), strike or ring bell, play an instrument”
  • G. Liriluith

Element in

Variations

  • LIRI ✧ LT1A/Lindelos
  • LIŘI ✧ PME/054; QL/054
  • ’LIŘI ✧ PME/054 (’LIŘI)
Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054; QL/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

liři

root. sing

Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

liri-

verb. to sing

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ QL/054

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LIŘI > liri-[liði-] > [lizi-] > [liri-]✧ QL/054
ᴱ√LIŘI > linde[linðe-] > [linde-]✧ QL/054
Early Quenya [QL/054; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by