lindē
proper name. Lindar
loeg
noun. pool
lindë
air, tune, singing, song
lindë noun "air, tune, singing, song" (SA:gond, (LIN2, [GLIN]); lindelorendor "music-dream-land"; see laurelindórenan lindelorendor... _(LotR2:III ch. 4, cf. Letters:308). _Also compare lindi- in lindimaitar, q.v. (but the other compounds here cited do not give a lindë a stem-form lindi-).
lindë
noun. singing, song, musical sound, singing, song, musical sound; [ᴹQ.] air, tune
lindë-
sing
lindë- vb. ?"sing" (LT1:258; in LotR-style Quenya lir- or #linda-)
lindalë
music
lindalë noun "music". Cf. Ainulindalë "Music of the Ainur". (The word is cited as lindelë in the printed Etymologies, entry LIN2, but according to VT45:27, this is a misreading for lindalë in Tolkien's manuscript.) The word lindalë may argue the existence of a verbal stem #linda- "sing, make music".
lindalë
noun. music
lindelorendor
proper name. Singing-dream-land
A descriptive name of Lórien appearing in the even longer Entish description of that land: Laurelindórenan lindelorendor malinornélion ornemalin (LotR/467). The name is a combination of the elements lindë “singing”, lórë “dream” and -ndor “land” (Let/308, PE17/80).
lindelë
music
lindelë noun "music" (LIN2, LT1:258 lindalë in Ainulindalë). According to VT45:27, lindelë in the printed Etymologies (entry LIN2) is a misreading for lindalë in Tolkien's manuscript.
lindelëa
melodious
lindelëa adj. "melodious" (LT1:258)
linda
proper name. Singer
The name that the Teleri used to refer to themselves, usually appearing in the plural form Lindar and glossed “The Singers” (SI/Teleri, UT/286). They were so called because in legend, they sang before they could speak with words (WJ/382). The name was derived from the root √LIN “sing” (SA/lin, WJ/382).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name was used for the first tribe, with the gloss “The Fair” (LR/168). It usually appeared as a collective noun, but sometimes appeared in the singular (PE22/51). In The Etymologies, it is given as ᴹQ. linda “fair, beautiful (of sound)” used as a name (Ety/LIND). In later writings, the name of the first tribe became the Vanyar, and Tolkien repurposed this name as another name of the third tribe with a slightly different derivation and meaning.
lindo
singer, singing bird
lindo noun "singer, singing bird" (LIN2)
lingë
musical sound
lingë noun "musical sound" (PE16:96)
lingë
noun. musical sound
lin
musical sound
lin, lind- noun "a musical sound" (Letters:308), "melody" (LT1:258). Compare lindë.
lindëa
adjective. like music, *musical, singing
lindelin
noun. melody, tune
lindelos
noun. laburnum, (lit.) singing cluster
lindalëa
adjective. melodious
niermelda
noun. linden tree, (lit.) beloved by the bee
lindimaitar
composer, musician
lindimaitar noun "composer, musician" _(PE17:163). _Compare lindë, maitar.
lin-
sing
[lin- (2) vb. "sing" (GLIN, struck out)]
linya
pool
linya noun "pool" (LIN1)
lir-
verb. to sing, to sing, [ᴹQ.] chant
liru-
verb. to sing, to sing (gaily)
lóna
pool, mere
lóna (1) noun "pool, mere" (VT42:10). Variant of lón, lónë above?
nendë
pool
nendë (1) noun "pool" (NEN), "lake" (PE17:52)
nyello
singer
nyello noun "singer" (NYEL). Compare the final element of Falanyel, #Solonyel, q.v
vilwa
air, lower air
[vilwa < wilwa] noun "air, lower air" (distinct from the 'upper' air of the stars, or the 'outer') (WIL; in one place vilwa was not struck out, VT46:21) According to VT46:21, Tolkien considered vilda < wilda as a replacement form, but rejected it.
vilya
air, sky
vilya noun "air, sky", also name of tengwa #24. Older wilya. (Appendix E). Early "Qenya" has Vilya (changed from Vilna) "lower air" (LT1:273); also vilya "air" (MC:215)
wilma
air, lower air
wilma noun "air, lower air" (distinct from the 'upper' air of the stars, or the 'outer') (WIL)
linde
noun. singer, singing
lind
root. sing
glin(d)
root. sing
lind
noun. air, tune
lindedhel
proper name. Nandorin Elf
lindel
proper name. Nando
lind
air
3) (of music) lind (song, tune; singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath (WJ.309)
lind
air
(song, tune; singer, in the latter sense also used of rivers), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath (WJ.309)
lind
singer
(also used of rivers) lind (song, air, tune), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath. (WJ.309). As for "yellow singer", the name of a bird, see YELLOWHAMMER.
lind
singer
(song, air, tune), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. linnath. (WJ.309). As for "yellow singer", the name of a bird, see
laegel
green-elf
pl. laegil; coll. pl. laegrim or laegeldrim (WJ:385). These forms from a late source would seem to supersede the ”N” forms listed in LR:368 s.v. LÁYAK: *Lhoebenidh* or *Lhoebelidh*. The Green-elves of Beleriand were also called Lindel (pl. Lindil), also Lindedhel (pl. Lindedhil) *(WJ:385)*.
edhel
noun. Elf
ell
noun. Elf
eledh
noun. Elf
elen
noun. Elf
gwelu
noun. air (as substance)
linna-
verb. to sing
linna-
verb. sing
linnathon
verb. I will sing, I will chant
linnon
verb. I sing
loeg
noun. pool
loeg
noun. pool
lîn
noun. pool
penedh
noun. Elf
rim
noun. cold pool or lake (in mountains)
ael
pool
1) ael (aelin-, pl. aelin) (lake, mere). In ”Noldorin” oel, pl. oelin. 2)
ael
pool
(aelin-, pl. aelin) (lake, mere). In ”Noldorin” oel, pl. oelin.
avar
non-eldarin elf
pl. Evair, also called
both
small pool
(i moth, construct both) (puddle), pl. byth (i mbyth). David Salo would lengthen the vowel and read ✱bôth in Sindarin.
calben
elf of the great journey
(i galben, o chalben), pl. celbin (i chelbin).
dúnedhel
elf of beleriand
(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*). (WJ:378, 386)*
edhel
elf
(pl. edhil). Coll. pl. Edhelrim (or Edhellim) (UT:318). Also †eledh, pl. elidh, coll. pl. eledhrim (Letters:281), also elen, pl. elin, also with coll. pl. eledhrim (elen + rim with the regular change nr > dhr). (WJ:363, 377-78; the shorter coll. pl. Eldrim > *Elrim*** may also occur). But since elin** also means "stars", other terms for "Elf" may be preferred.
edhelharn
elf-stone
(pl. edhelhern) (SD:128-31).
elleth
elf-woman
(pl. ellith) (WJ:363-64, 377)
ellon
elf-man
(pl. ellyn)
elvellon
elf-friend
(pl. elvellyn, coll. pl. elvellonnath (WJ:412);
glir
sing
1) glir- (i **lîr, in glirir) (recite poem), 2) linna- (i linna, i linnar**) (chant)
glir
sing
(i ’lîr, in glirir) (recite poem)
gwanwel
elf of aman
(”departed” Elf), pl. gwenwil (in gwenwil), coll. pl. gwanwellath. (WJ:378) Also gwanwen; see
gwelu
air
2) (as substance) gwelu (i **welu), analogical pl. gwely (in gwely) if there is a pl. The attested form is archaic gwelw** (LR:398 s.v. WIL). Hence the coll. pl. is likely *gwelwath, if there is a coll. pl..
gwelu
air
(i ’welu), analogical pl. gwely (in gwely) if there is a pl. The attested form is archaic gwelw (LR:398 s.v. WIL). Hence the coll. pl. is likely ✱gwelwath, if there is a coll. pl..
gwelwen
air
1) (as a region) gwelwen (i **welwen), pl. gwelwin (in gwelwin), also gwilith (i **wilith), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwilith)
gwelwen
air
(i ’welwen), pl. gwelwin (in gwelwin), also gwilith (i ’wilith), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwilith)
lefn
elf left behind
pl. lifn.
linna
sing
(i linna, i linnar) (chant)
linnas
noun. music
linnor
noun. singer
loeg
pool
loeg (no distinct pl. form: loeg is also atttested with plural meaning) (VT45:29). 4) nên (water, lake, stream, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn.
loeg
pool
(no distinct pl. form: loeg is also atttested with plural meaning) (VT45:29). 4) nên (water, lake, stream, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn.
lîn
pool
lîn (lake), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. #**liniath (isolated from Hithliniath**, WJ:194). 3)
lîn
pool
(lake), no distinct pl. form, but coll. pl. #*liniath*** (isolated from Hithliniath**, WJ:194). 3)
miniel
first elf
(i Viniel), pl. Mínil (i Mínil), coll. pl. Miniellath. (WJ:383)
mornedhel
dark elf
(i Vornedhel), pl. Mornedhil (i Mornedhil). Conceivably the entire word could be umlauted in the pl.: ?Mernedhil. **(WJ:409) Another term for ”Dark Elf” is Dúredhel (i Dhúredhel), pl. Dúredhil (i Núredhil**).
peredhel
half-elf
(pl. peredhil) (PM:256, 348).
send
grey-elf
(i hend, o send, construct sen) (probably a term only used by the Noldor, borrowed from Quenya Sinda), pl. sind (i sind), coll. pl. Sendrim (the only attested form).
lhind
noun. air, tune
lhinn
noun. air, tune
glin-
verb. to sing
glir-
verb. to sing, trill, to recite a poem
The form glin in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:15
gwelw
noun. air (as substance)
gwelwen
noun. air, lower air (distinct from the upper air of the stars, or the outer)
gwilith
noun. air (as a region)
lhinn
noun. air, tune
lhîn
noun. pool
lhîn
noun. pool
liniath
noun. pools
liria-
verb. to sing
penedh
noun. Elf
penn
noun. Elf
rhim
noun. cold pool or lake (in mountains)
rhimb
noun. cold pool or lake (in mountains)
ella
noun/adjective. Elf
ello
noun. Elf
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!
linde
noun. linde
lindelóte
proper name. Lindelóte
lindelokte
noun. laburnum, (lit.) singing cluster
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as ᴱQ. lindelokte “singing-cluster, laburnum”, a combination of ᴱQ. lin (lind-) “musical voice” and ᴱQ. lokte “flower cluster” (QL/55). ᴱQ. Lindelokte was also an earlier name for Q. Laurelin, one of the Two Trees (LT1/22).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would update this word to ᴺQ. lindelos (lindelós-) “laburnum, (lit.) singing cluster”, using the later elements lindë “singing” and lós [þ] “mass of flowers”. I think this word can coexist with culumalda which Tolkien said also might refer to a laburnum (RC/626).
lindele
noun. music, song
lindelea
adjective. melodious
lindelokte
proper name. Singing Cluster
lindea
adjective. singing, like music, *musical
linda
adjective. singing
lindelin
noun. melody, tune
lindo
noun. singer
lin
noun. melody, air, tune, musical voice
liri-
verb. to sing
laurelin
proper name. Singing-gold
ilma
noun. air
qen
noun. Elf
qende
noun. Elf
linde
noun. air, tune
linde
noun. pool
lindale
noun. music
melimar
collective name. Lindar
linya
noun. pool
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “pool” derived from the root ᴹ√LIN of the same meaning (Ety/LIN¹).
Conceptual Development: A similar word ᴹQ. linde “pool” appears in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s (PE21/10), but this word is probably best avoided, as it clashes with Q. lindë “singing, song” (PE17/80).
elda
noun. Elf
kantele
noun. music, music; [ᴱQ.] harping; repetition
lin-
verb. to sing
nende
noun. pool
nyello
noun. singer
qen
noun. Elf
qende
noun. Elf
vista
place name. Air
Name for the region of Air in Silmarillion notes from the 1930s (SM/236). It is simply vista “air as substance” used as a name.
lindē
noun. *singing
lindō
noun. singer
lin
root. sing
lin
root. pool
kwen(ed)
root. Elf
kwenedē
noun. Elf
wis
root. air
line
noun. pool
A noun for “pool” derived from the root ᴹ√LIN (Ety/LIN¹). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. linya suggests its primitive form was ✱✶linyā [linjā]. If so, it is an example of how, after [[ilk|final [a] was lost]], the [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/line).
cwend
noun. Elf
A Doriathrin noun meaning “Elf” derived from primitive ᴹ✶kwenedē (EtyAC/KWEN(ED)), an example of the Ilkorin syncope.
Conceptual Development: This word is nearly identical to earlier Gnomish Cwenn “Elf” before Tolkien revised the phonological history of the Noldorin language so that [[on|[kw] became [p]]].
moth
noun. pool
A Doriathrin noun for “pool”, derived from root ᴹ√MBOTH (Ety/MBOTH). Its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. motto suggests a primitive form of ✱✶mbottʰō. As pointed out by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/moth), the primitive [mb-] might be expected to have become [b-], since initial nasals usually vanished before stops in Ilkorin, as for example Ilk. bril < MBIRÍL.
lir-
verb. to sing
cwenn
noun. Elf
eilin
noun. pool
gling
noun. music
gwail
noun. air
nîn
noun. pool
An archaic noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “pool” (GL/60), almost certainly derived from the early root ᴱ√NENE (QL/65).
liði
root. sing
liři
root. sing
egol
noun. elf
gol-
verb. to sing
gwenn
noun. Elf
idhel
noun. elf
ileth
noun. elf
lhuin
noun. pool
uidhol
noun. elf
uigol
noun. elf
cwenda
noun. Elf
A noun for “Elf” developed from primitive ᴹ✶kwenedē (Ety/KWEN(ED)). It is an example of the Danian syncope, with second unstressed [e] vanishing after the identical vowel. It is also one of the Danian words for which a long final vowel developed into short final [a].
edel
noun. Elf
A noun for “Elf” derived from primitive ᴹ✶edel-, an inversion of the primitive root ᴹ√ELED (Ety/ELED). Unlike most similar Danian nouns, it did not undergo the Danian syncope and retained its second vowel. One possible explanation is that the primitive form of this noun ended in a short vowel, ✱✶edelă, and this short final vowel vanished before the period of the syncope, preventing it from occurring in this word. Helge Fauskanger originally suggested a theory much like this one (AL-Nandorin/edel).
Conceptual Development: In an earlier version of this entry, the Danian word for Elf was given as Elda (Ety/ELED).
eldā
noun. Elf
šebeth
noun. air
@@@ as suggested by Lokyt, possibly a plural form of unattested log, since it is glossed in the plural in the source material: “pools”