Untranslated in LotR, but written nora-lim and rendered as "ride on" in RS/196 (not a literal translation) and later translated as "run swift" in RC/195. Before the latter was published (confirming the exact translation of this adverb), Helios de Rosario Martinez had provided a thorough analysis of this word in his article "Musings on Limlight" (Tengwestie/20050107)
Sindarin
lim
noun. fish
lim
adjective. swift
lim
adjective. quick, swift
Cognates
Derivations
- ✶lĭmbĭ “quick, swift” ✧ PE17/018
Element in
- S. aran cîr lim “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
- S. aran na chîr lim “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
- S. Limlint “Limlight”
- S. noro lim, noro lim Asfaloth “run swift, run swift, Asfaloth” ✧ LotR/0213; PE17/018
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶lĭmbĭ > lim [limbi] > [limbe] > [limb] > [limm] > [limm] > [lim] ✧ PE17/018
lim
adjective. clear, sparkling, light
lim
adverb. swift, swiftly
limp
noun/adjective. clear, sparkling; (bright/clear/gleaming) liquid
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶liŋkwi > limp [liŋkwi] > [liŋkwe] > [limpe] > [limpʰe] > [limɸe] > [limfe] > [limf] > [limp] ✧ NM/284 Variations
- Lim ✧ WJ/337 (Lim)
lif
noun. link
lîf
noun. link, link, *joint
Cognates
- Q. limë “link, link, *joint” ✧ VT47/06
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶limi > lif [limi] > [lime] > [lim] > [liv] ✧ VT47/06 Variations
- lif ✧ VT47/06 (lif)
fair
adjective. quick
_adj. _quick, ready, prompt. >> feir
feir
adjective. quick
_adj. _quick, ready, prompt. >> fair
lorn
noun. anchorage, harbour
lorn
noun. quiet water
celeg
adjective. swift, agile, hasty
lagor
adjective. swift, rapid
The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.
Míriel
noun. sparkling like a jewel
nen
noun. waterland
nen
noun. water (used of a lake, pool or lesser river)
nen
water
{ĕ}_ n. _water, lake. Q. nén. >> nîn
nên
water
nên (lake, pool, stream, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn. FLOOD-WATER (or ”wash”) iôl (pl. ŷl) (RC:334, VT48:33).
lim
noun. fish
Element in
- ᴺS. limmeg “young fish, small fry”
lim
sparkling
(adj.) lim (clear, light), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.
lim
clear
(adj.) lim (sparkling, light), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.
lîf
link
lîf, isolated from molif ”wrist”, literally ”hand-link” (VT47:6)
hâl
fish
(noun) hâl (i châl, o châl, construct hal), pl. hail (i chail) (VT45:20); also lim (no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. limmath). Note: a homophone means ”clear, sparkling, light”.
laew
many
laew (frequent); no distinct pl. form.
brêg
quick
brêg (sudden, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg
celeg
swift
1) celeg (agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig, 2) lagor, analogical pl. legyr, 3) legrin (rapid), no distinct pl. form, 4) lint (no distinct pl. form)
glanna
clear
(verb, ”make clear”) *glanna- (i **lanna, in glannar**) (VT45:13; this is how David Salo would normalize the form ”glantha” occurring in the primary source)
glân
clear
glân (white), lenited lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.
adj. swift. Noro lim, noro lim Asfaloth. 'Run swift, run swift Asfaloth'. Q. limbe,#linta.