laurië

goldenness

laurië noun "goldenness", also used as adv. "goldenly" (PE17:74); the word laurië occurring in Namarië Tolkien variously interpreted either as this adverb or as the pl. form of laurëa, q.v.

laurië

noun/adverb. goldenness; like gold

Elements

Word	Gloss
laurë	“gold (light or colour)”
-ië	“abstract noun, adverb”

laurëa

golden, like gold

laurëa adj. "golden, like gold"; pl. laurië is attested (Nam, RGEO:66)

laurëa

adjective. golden (of hue)

Element in

• Q. ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen “ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind” ✧ LotR/0377; RGEO/58
• Q. ai! lassi lantar laurië súrinen “ah! leaves fall golden in [by means of] the wind” ✧ RGEO/58
• Q. laurië “goldenness; like gold” ✧ PE17/058

Elements

Word	Gloss
laurë	“gold (light or colour)”
-a	“adjectival suffix”

Variations

• laurea ✧ PE16/096

laurina

golden

laurina adj. "golden" (LT1:258). Compare laurëa in later material.