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".
Quenya
linda-
verb. *to sing, make music
lindalë
music
lindalë
noun. music
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.
This verb is attested as linduvanye [last letter obscure, but likely e as suggested Carl Hostetter]. It appeared in etymological notes published in the front piece of the 1975 edition of Les Aventures de Tom Bombadil as the cognate to S. linnathon, which was elsewhere translated “I will sing”. Helge Fauskanger suggested it may also have the sense “make music” (QQ/lindalë) and was likely the basis for the word lindalë “music”.