Quenya 

lir-

to chant

lir- vb. "to chant" (1st pers. aorist lirin "I chant, I sing") (LIR1, GLIR)

lir-

verb. to sing, to sing, [ᴹQ.] chant

Derivations

  • LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Element in

  • Q. á lirë amlírië “sing harder / better / with more vigour or with more vocalic art” ✧ PE17/094; PE17/094
  • ᴺQ. olirië “concert”

liru-

verb. to sing, to sing (gaily)

Derivations

  • liru- “to sing gaily”
    • LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Sindarin 

linna-

verb. to sing, chant

Element in

  • S. Fanuilos, le linnathon “and now to thee, Fanuilos, bright spirit clothed in ever-white, I will ... sing” ✧ LotR/0238; PE17/027; RGEO/63; RGEO/64
  • S. le linnon im Tinúviel “*to thee I sing, I, Tinúviel” ✧ LB/354
  • S. linnathol? “will you sing (please)?” ✧ PE22/167
Sindarin [LB/354; LotR/0238; PE17/027; PE22/167; RGEO/63; RGEO/64] Group: Eldamo. Published by

linna

chant

(i linna, i linnar) (sing)

Noldorin 

glin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIN > glin-[glin-]✧ Ety/GLIN
Noldorin [Ety/GLIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

lir-

verb. to sing, chant

Cognates

  • N. glir- “to sing, recite poem” ✧ Ety/GLIR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIR “sing, trill” ✧ Ety/LIR¹

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LIR¹ > lirin[lir-]✧ Ety/LIR¹
Qenya [Ety/GLIR; Ety/LIR¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

  • N. glin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIN > lin-[glin-] > [ɣlin-] > [lin-]✧ Ety/GLIN

Variations

  • lin- ✧ Ety/GLIN (lin-)

Gnomish

lir-

verb. to sing

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos

Element in

  • G. lillir “a song, lullaby” ✧ GL/54
Gnomish [GL/39; GL/54; LT1A/Lindelos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

gol-

verb. to sing

Early Noldorin [PE13/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

liri-

verb. to sing

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ QL/054

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LIŘI > liri-[liði-] > [lizi-] > [liri-]✧ QL/054
ᴱ√LIŘI > linde[linðe-] > [linde-]✧ QL/054
Early Quenya [QL/054; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by