Quenya 

Lalwendë

laughing maiden

Lalwendë (also short Lalwen) noun "Laughing Maiden", fem. name (PM:343)

lalwendë

feminine name. Laughing Maiden

The mother-name of the youngest daughter of Finwë, from which her Sindarin name was derived (PM/343). It is a compound of lala- “to laugh” and a suffixal -wendë of vendë “maiden”.

Cognates

  • S. Gladhwen “Laughing Maiden” ✧ PM/359; PMI/Írimë

Elements

WordGloss
lala-“to laugh”
vendë“maiden, *virgin”

Variations

  • Lalwen(de) ✧ PMI/Írimë
Quenya [PM/343; PMI/Írimë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

gladhwen

feminine name. Laughing Maiden

The Sindarin equivalent of Lalwendë, a combination of gladh- “laugh” and the suffixal form -wen of gwend “maiden” (PM/343, 359 note #29).

Cognates

  • Q. Lalwendë “Laughing Maiden” ✧ PM/359; PMI/Írimë

Elements

WordGloss
gladh-“to laugh, to laugh [at a joke], *guffaw”
gwend“maiden, maiden, *young woman”

Variations

  • Glaðwen ✧ PM/359; PMI/Írimë
Sindarin [PM/359; PMI/Írimë] Group: Eldamo. Published by