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

Word	Gloss
lala-	“to laugh”
vendë	“maiden, *virgin”

Variations

• Lalwen(de) ✧ PMI/Írimë