Sindarin 

laer

noun. summer

Sindarin [LotR/1107; PM/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laer

noun. song

laer

noun. song, long lay

Sindarin [Laer Cú Beleg S/406, VT/45:28, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

laer

noun. season of summer

Sindarin [LotR/D] Group: SINDICT. Published by

laer cú beleg

proper name. Song of the Great Bow

The song of mourning for Beleg (S/209), a combination of laer “song”, “bow” and beleg “great” (SA/beleg, cú).

Sindarin [LBI/Laer Cú Beleg; S/209; SA/beleg; SA/cú; SI/Laer Cú Beleg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Laer Cú Beleg

noun. song of the great bow

laer (“song”), cû (“bow”), beleg (“great, mighty”) #The lack of lenition in beleg could be explained by dialectal differences or by the play of words “Great Bow” - “Bow of Beleg”.

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

glaer

noun. tale, [N.] long lay, narrative poem, [S.] tale, song

Sindarin [S/209; WJ/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laer

summer

laer (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”song”.

laer

season of summer

laer (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”song”.

laer

summer

(no distinct pl. form). Note:  a homophone means ”song”.

laer

season of summer

(no distinct pl. form). Note:  a homophone means ”song”.**

glîr

song

1) glîr (i **lîr, construct glir) (poem, lay), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glîr), coll. pl. glíriath. 2) laer (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”summer”. 3) lind (air, tune; also = singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form (WJ.309). See also HYMN regarding the word aerlinn**.

glîr

song

(i ’lîr, construct glir) (poem, lay), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glîr), coll. pl. glíriath. 2)  laer (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”summer”. 3) lind (air, tune; also = singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form (WJ.309). See also

firith

noun. season of fading

Sindarin [LotR/D] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iavas

noun. season of autumn

Sindarin [LotR/D] Group: SINDICT. Published by

aerlinn

noun. (unknown meaning, perhaps a song about the sea, or possibly holy song)

Sindarin [RGEO/70, X/ND4] aer+lind (?) "sea-song" or (?) "holy song", OS *airelinde. Group: SINDICT. Published by

echuir

noun. a season, the beginning of spring

Sindarin [LotR/D, SD/129-31] Etym. "stirring". Group: SINDICT. Published by

ethuil

noun. season of spring

Sindarin [LotR/D, SD/129-31] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lasbelin

noun. season of autumn

Sindarin [Ety/366-367, X/LH] lass+pelin "leaf withering". Group: SINDICT. Published by

lîr

noun. song, poem, lay

Sindarin [VT/45:28, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

Sindarin [Ety/374, WJ/313, MR/373, S/412] OS *narna, CE *nʲarnâ "told". Group: SINDICT. Published by

narn

noun. tale, tale, [N.] saga

Sindarin [MR/373; MR/471; S/198; SI/Narn i Hîn Húrin; UT/057; UT/146; WJ/313] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narn

tale

1) narn (saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. nern**; 2) pent (i bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i threnern); 4) gwanod (i **wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd).

narn

tale

(saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. *nern***; 2) pent (i** bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i** phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i** drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i** threnern); 4) gwanod (i ’wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd**).

Noldorin 

lhaer

noun. song, long lay

Noldorin [Laer Cú Beleg S/406, VT/45:28, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

loer

noun. summer

glîr

noun. song, poem, lay

Noldorin [Ety/359] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwanod

noun. tale, number

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhasbelin

noun. season of autumn

Noldorin [Ety/366-367, X/LH] lass+pelin "leaf withering". Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhîr

noun. song, poem, lay

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

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

Noldorin [Ety/374, WJ/313, MR/373, S/412] OS *narna, CE *nʲarnâ "told". Group: SINDICT. Published by

pent

noun. tale

Noldorin [Ety/366] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Quenya 

lairë

noun. summer

Quenya [Let/282; LotR/1107; LotR/1111; PE17/159; PE22/167; PM/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Ellairë

summer

Ellairë alternative name of June (PM:135); evidently incorporating lairë "summer"; the el- part is probably an assimilated form of er-, an element meaning one or first, June being the first summer month.

laire

noun. summer

Quenya [PE 22:125; PE 22:167] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

lairë

summer

lairë (1) noun "summer" (Letters:283, VT45:26), in the calendar of Imladris a precisely defined period of 72 days, but also used without any exact definition (Appendix D). Oiolairë "Eversummer", name of a tree (UT:167), see also Coron Oiolairë. Lairelossë noun *"Summer-snow", name of a tree (UT:167), perhaps with white flowers.

lírë

song

lírë noun "song", stem #líri- in the instrumental form lírinen "in [the] song" or *"by [the] song" (Nam, RGEO:67)

lírë

noun. song

Quenya [LotR/0377; PE17/067; PE17/076; PM/364; RGEO/58; RGEO/59] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nyarna

tale, saga

nyarna noun "tale, saga" (NAR2), compounded in nyarmamaitar noun "storyteller" (PE17:163), literally *"tale-artist" (see maitar).

nyárë

tale, saga, history

nyárë noun "tale, saga, history". Compounded in Eldanyárë "History of the Elves", lumenyárë "history, chronological account" (NAR2, LR:199). Compare nyarië, nyarna.

quenta

tale

quenta ("q")noun "tale" (KWET), "narrative, story" (VT39:16); Quenta Silmarillion "the Story/Tale of the Silmarils", also Quenta Eldalien "History of the Elves" (SD:303), notice "Qenya" genitive in -n in the latter title. Quenta is also translated "account", as in Valaquenta "Account of the Valar".


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!

Early Quenya

nyara

noun. tale

Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

avesta

noun. summer

Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saiwali

noun. summer

Early Quenya [PME/081; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

aust

noun. summer

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/63; LT2A/Tarnin Austa; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dólin

noun. song

Gnomish [GL/29; LT1A/Gondolin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ost

noun. summer

Gnomish [GL/63; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

safwen

noun. summer

Early Noldorin

aust

noun. summer

awest

noun. summer

Early Noldorin [PE13/137; PE13/153; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

golyn

noun. song

gôl

noun. song

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

Qenya 

laire

noun. summer

Qenya [EtyAC/LAYA; PE22/125; PM/134] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úrien

proper name. Summer

Another name for laire “summer” in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). Its initial element seems to be Ûr “Sun”.

Middle Primitive Elvish

kwentā

noun. tale

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KWET] Group: Eldamo. Published by