linga- vb. "hang, dangle" (LING/GLING, VT45:15, 27)
Noldorin
gling-
verb. to hang, dangle
gling-
verb. to hang, dangle
Quenya
linga-
verb. hang, dangle
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
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
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Gnomish
gling
noun. music
Qenya
linga-
verb. to hang, dangle
kantele
noun. music, music; [ᴱQ.] harping; repetition
lindale
noun. music
Middle Primitive Elvish
lingi
root. hang
(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.
Early Primitive Elvish
kiniki Reconstructed
root. hang
A verb appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hang, dangle”, derived from the strengthened and Noldorin-only variant ᴹ√GLING of the root ᴹ√LING “hang” (Ety/GLING, LING). It was an element in the name Glingal “Hanging Flame”, which also appeared in The Silmarillion as published (SI/Glingal), indicating this verb’s ongoing validity.