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gondolindrin

proper name. Tongue of Gondolin

Name of the dialect of Gondolin (LR/177), a combination of that name with the Quenya language suffix ᴹQ. -rin.

Conceptual Development: This name was first written Gondolindeb with the Noldorin adjective suffix -eb.

Elements

WordGloss
Gondolin“Heart of Hidden Rock”
-rin“-ian, racial-adjective, language”
Noldorin [LR/177; LRI/Gondolindeb] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gondost

place name. Gondolin

Another name for Gondolin appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of gonn “stone” and ost “city” (Ety/GOND).

Element in

  • N. Gondothrim “People of Gondolin” ✧ Ety/GOND
Noldorin [Ety/GOND] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gondolindeb

proper name. Tongue of Gondolin

Changes

  • GondolindebGondolindrin ✧ LR/177

Elements

WordGloss
Gondolin“Heart of Hidden Rock”
-eb“adjective suffix”
Noldorin [LR/177; LRI/Gondolindeb] Group: Eldamo. Published by