dam

noun. hammer

A noun for “a hammer” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√NDAM “hammer, beat”, most notably an element in the name N. Damrod “hammer of copper” (Ety/NDAM). In later writings this name became Amrod, but I would keep dam “hammer” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin. See S. dring for other “hammer” words.

dring

noun. hammer

dam

noun. hammer

damma-

verb. to hammer

A verb for “to hammer” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√NDAM “hammer, beat” (Ety/NDAM).

emlin

noun. yellow bird, yellow hammer

A word for a yellow bird in The Etymologies of the 1930s, apparently the species yellowhammer, appearing under the root ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” (Ety/SMAL). The initial element was derived from primitive ᴹ✶asmalē, which became ON. ammale in Old Noldorin, but at this stage the word was expanded to ON. ammalinde with the addition of ✱linde “song”, and whole word became emlin as a result of i-affection. Emlin replaced deleted variants ammalen and amalen, both apparently derived from ON. ammalinda, where a-affection trumped i-affection.

glamdring

proper name. Foe-hammer

damma-

verb. to hammer

It was long considered that damna-, dammint in the Etymologies might have been misreadings. VT/45:37 confirms this, though the exact reading actually remains rather uncertain

dringa-

verb. to beat (with a hammer, etc.)

emelin

noun. yellow bird, "yellow hammer"

emlin

noun. yellow bird, "yellow hammer"

emmelin

noun. yellow bird, "yellow hammer"

grond

proper name. Hammer of the Underworld

aew

noun. (small) bird

blab-

verb. to beat, batter, flap (wings, etc.)

fileg

noun. small bird

filigod

noun. small bird

dring

noun. hammer, hammer, *beater

A noun for “hammer” appearing only as an element in the name Glamdring “Foe-hammer” (PE17/84). The Etymologies of the 1930s had this name under the root ᴹ√DRING “beat, strike” (Ety/DRING). Given that the orcs called Glamdring “Beater”, this might also be an alternate translation of dring.

Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s also had N. dam “a hammer” under the root ᴹ√NDAM “hammer, beat” (Ety/NDAM). The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. odrum or adrum “hammer” (GL/62), probably based on the early root ᴱ√D(A)RAM “to batter, thud, beat” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/89).

dring

noun. hammer

glamdring

proper name. Foe-hammer

Gandalf’s sword (LotR/280), first named in The Hobbit and translated in that book as “Foe-hammer” (PE17/84; RS/444). Its initial element glam is the plural of glamog “orc” (WJ/391), and its second element is a derivative of the root ᴹ√DRING “beat, strike” (Ety/DRING), apparently a noun ✱dring “hammer” attested only as an element in this name.

Conceptual Development: The name N. Glamdring appears in The Etymologies from the 1930s, which is the source of the second part of the derivation given above (Ety/DRING).

grond

proper name. Hammer of the Underworld

The great mace of Morgoth glossed “Hammer of the Underworld” (S/154). It is simply grond “club” used as a name (Ety/RUD, PE17/183).

Conceptual Development: The name ᴱN. Grond first appeared in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/285) and again in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/284), already with the translation given above. The name N. Grond appeared in The Etymologies with the derivation given above (Ety/RUD).

Glamdring

noun. foe hammer

glam(b) (“shouting, confused noise, an orc”) + dring (from dringa- “beat”)

dam

hammer

(noun) 1) dam (i nam, o ndam), pl. daim (i ndaim), coll. pl. dammath, 2) dring (i dhring), no distinct pl. form except with article (in dring).

dam

hammer

(i nam, o ndam), pl. daim (i ndaim), coll. pl. dammath

damma

hammer

(verb) damma- (i namma, i ndammar), pa.t. dammant (VT45:37)

damma

hammer

(i namma, i ndammar), pa.t. dammant (VT45:37)

dring

hammer

(i dhring), no distinct pl. form except with article (in dring).

emlinn

yellowhammer

(= "yellow singer"); no distinct pl. form. Also emelin, no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. emelinnath. Adj.

Glamdring

Glamdring

The word Glamdring is a Sindarin name meaning Foe-hammer in Westron; it is comprised of two elements. The first element is glam. This word has a long history in Tolkien's mind, but always had evil connotations. In its earliest appearances, it meant "fierce hate", but later, its meaning became "shouting, confused noise", and became (poetically) associated with Orcs (cf. glamhoth). The second element is dring, said to mean "hammer". The sword was also given the crude name Beater by the Orcs.

Glamdring

noun. Glamdring

prop. n.

aew

noun. (small) bird

aewen

adjective. of birds

aew

bird

(small bird) 1) aew. No distinct pl. form. 2) fileg, pl. filig; the form filigod appears as an alternative singular. or

aew

bird

. No distinct pl. form.

aewen

of birds

pl. aewin.

blab

beat

1. blab- (i vlâb, i mlebir) (flap), pa.t. blamp, 2) dringa- (i dhringa, in dringar).

blab

beat

(i vlâb, i mlebir) (flap), pa.t. blamp

bâd

beaten track

(pathway) (i vâd, construct bad), pl. baid (i maid)

dringa

beat

(i dhringa, in dringar).

fileg

bird

pl. filig; the form filigod appears as an alternative singular.

lamba

hammer

lamba (2) noun ?"hammer" (possibly an alternative form of namba, q.v., but the source is obscure and namba is to be preferred) (VT45:37)

namba

hammer

namba noun "a hammer" (NDAM), namba- vb. "to hammer" (NDAM). According to VT45:37, Tolkien may have considered the alternative form lamba, but the source is obscure and lamba is assigned a quite different meaning ("tongue") elsewhere.

ambalë

yellow bird, 'yellow hammer'

ambalë noun "yellow bird, 'yellow hammer' " (SMAL)

ammalë

yellow bird, 'yellow hammer'

ammalë noun "yellow bird, 'yellow hammer' " (SMAL)

pal-

verb. beat

[pal- (2) vb. "beat", also in an alternative (extended?) form palap-, VT46:8. See palpa-.]

wilin

bird

wilin noun "bird" (LT1:273; if this "Qenya" word is to be used in LotR-style Quenya, it must not be confused with the 1st pers. aorist of the verb wil-.)