Quenya 

linga-

hang, dangle

linga- vb. "hang, dangle" (LING/GLING, VT45:15, 27)

lindalë

music

lindalë noun "music". Cf. Ainulindalë "Music of the Ainur". (The word is cited as lindelë in the printed Etymologies, entry LIN2, but according to VT45:27, this is a misreading for lindalë in Tolkien's manuscript.) The word lindalë may argue the existence of a verbal stem #linda- "sing, make music".

lindalë

noun. music

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
linda“beautiful (of sound), sweet, melodious; soft, gentle, light, beautiful (of sound), sweet, melodious; soft, gentle, light, [ᴱQ.] kind; [ᴹQ.] fair”
-lë“abstract noun, adverb”

lindelë

music

lindelë noun "music" (LIN2, LT1:258 lindalë in Ainulindalë). According to VT45:27, lindelë in the printed Etymologies (entry LIN2) is a misreading for lindalë in Tolkien's manuscript.

Sindarin 

gling

hanging

(adj.) #gling (lenited ling; no distinct pl. form). Isolated from Glingal, Hanging Gold, as a name of Laurelin.

gling

hanging

(lenited ’ling; no distinct pl. form). Isolated from Glingal, Hanging Gold, as a name of Laurelin.

glinga

hang

*glinga- (i **linga, in glingar**) (dangle). Cited as ”gling” in the source (LR369 s.v. LING)

glinga

hang

(i ’linga, in glingar) (dangle). Cited as ”gling” in the source (LR369 s.v. LING)

linnas

noun. music

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
lind“song, chant, singing; singer, song, chant, singing, [N.] air, tune; [N. and S.] singer”
-as“abstract noun”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

Noldorin 

gling-

verb. to hang, dangle

Noldorin [Ety/359, Ety/369, VT/45:15,27] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gling-

verb. to hang, dangle

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. linga- “to hang, dangle” ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LING

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(G)LINGI “hang” ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LING

Element in

  • S. Glingal “Hanging Flame”
  • N. Glingal “Hanging Flame” ✧ Ety/GLING (Glingul); Ety/LING

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLING > gling-[gliŋg-]✧ Ety/LING

Variations

  • gling ✧ EtyAC/GLING (gling); EtyAC/LING
Noldorin [Ety/GLING; Ety/LING; EtyAC/GLING; EtyAC/LING] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

linga-

verb. to hang, dangle

Cognates

  • N. gling- “to hang, dangle” ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LING

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(G)LINGI “hang” ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LING; EtyAC/LING

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Laurelin “Song of Gold” ✧ EtyAC/LING

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLING > linga-[gliŋga-] > [ɣliŋga-] > [liŋga-]✧ Ety/GLING
ᴹ√LINGA > linga-[liŋga-]✧ Ety/LING
ᴹ√LING > linga-[liŋga-]✧ EtyAC/LING

Variations

  • linga- ✧ Ety/GLING (linga-); Ety/LING; EtyAC/LING
  • linga ✧ EtyAC/GLING (linga)
Qenya [Ety/GLING; Ety/LING; EtyAC/GLING; EtyAC/LING] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lindale

noun. music

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/LIN²

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
linda“fair, beautiful (of sound)”
-le“abstract noun”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LIN² > lindale[lindale]✧ Ety/LIN²

Variations

  • lindele ✧ EtyAC/LIN²
Qenya [Ety/LIN²; EtyAC/LIN²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kantele

noun. music, music; [ᴱQ.] harping; repetition

Middle Primitive Elvish

lingi

root. hang

Middle Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

(g)lingi

root. hang

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hang” and acting as an alternate explanation of ᴹQ. Laurelin, usually interpreted as “Song of Gold” but also meaning “Hanging Flame” as reflected in its Noldorin name Glingal (Ety/GLING, LIN², LING). The continued appearance of S. Glingal in later versions of The Silmarillion indicates this root likely remained valid (S/126).

A pair of forms ᴱQ. kinka- “to hang (intr.)” and ᴱQ. kinkata- “hang (tr.)” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s imply the existence of a root ᴱ√KINIKI, which may be a precursor to ᴹ√(G)LINGI.

Changes

  • GLING → GLING “hang” ✧ Ety/GLING

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. linga- “to hang, dangle” ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LING; EtyAC/LING
  • ᴺQ. lingil “hanger, hook (for clothes)”
  • N. gling- “to hang, dangle” ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LING
  • N. Glingal “Hanging Flame” ✧ EtyAC/LING

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Laurelin “Song of Gold” ✧ Ety/LIN²

Variations

  • GLING ✧ Ety/GLING (GLING); Ety/GLING; Ety/LING
  • LING ✧ Ety/GLING; Ety/LIN²; EtyAC/LING; EtyAC/LING
  • LINGA ✧ Ety/LING
  • GILÍNG ✧ EtyAC/GLING (GILÍNG)
  • lingi ✧ PE18/066
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GLING; Ety/LIN²; Ety/LING; EtyAC/GLING; EtyAC/LING; PE18/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

gling

noun. music

Changes

  • gling → gling “musical” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

Element in

  • G. glingon “song, chanting, chant” ✧ GL/39
  • G. glingrin “musical” ✧ GL/39

Early Primitive Elvish

kiniki Reconstructed

root. hang

Derivatives

Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by