Quenya 

londë

land-locked haven

londë noun "land-locked haven" (cf. #lóndië "harbourage"), "gulf" (TI:423). In Alqualondë "Swan-haven" (SA), "Haven of Swan" (VT45:28), Hirilondë ship-name "Haven-finder" (UT:192). In the Etymologies, londë is glossed "road (in sea), entrance to harbour" (LOD) and also "fairway" (VT45:28), i.e. a navigable channel for ships. In VT42:10, where the stem is given as LON rather than LOD, the gloss is simply "haven".

londë

noun. (land-locked) haven, (land-locked) haven; [ᴹQ.] road (in sea), fairway, entrance to harbour; gulf

Cognates

  • S. lond “(land-locked) haven, (land-locked) haven; [N.] narrow path, strait, pass” ✧ SA/londë; VT42/10

Derivations

  • LON “*haven, harbour” ✧ VT42/10

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
LON > londe[londē] > [londe]✧ VT42/10

Variations

  • londe ✧ VT42/10
Quenya [SA/londë; UT/176; VT42/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

londa

path

[londa noun "path"], changed by Tolkien to londë noun "road (in sea)" (VT45:28)

tië

path, course, line, direction, way

tië noun "path, course, line, direction, way" (TE3, VT47:11); pl. tier in Namárië(Nam, RGEO:67); tielyanna "upon your path" (UT:22 cf. 51; tie-lya-nna "path-your-upon")

tier

path

tier is, besides the pl. form of tië "path" above, an ephemeral word for "so", abandoned by Tolkien in favour of tambë (VT43:17)

axa

narrow path, ravine

axa ("ks") (1) noun "narrow path, ravine" (AK)

Sindarin 

lond

noun. narrow path or strait

Sindarin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lond

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

Sindarin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lond

noun. (land-locked) haven, (land-locked) haven; [N.] narrow path, strait, pass

Cognates

  • Q. londë “(land-locked) haven, (land-locked) haven; [ᴹQ.] road (in sea), fairway, entrance to harbour; gulf” ✧ SA/londë; VT42/10

Derivations

  • LON “*haven, harbour” ✧ VT42/10

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
LON > lond > lonn[londē] > [londe] > [lond] > [lonn]✧ VT42/10

Variations

  • lonn ✧ SA/londë; VT42/10
  • Lond ✧ UT/264
Sindarin [SA/londë; UT/255; UT/264; VT42/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lonn

noun. narrow path or strait

Sindarin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lonn

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

Sindarin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lonn

noun. (land-locked) haven, (land-locked) haven; [N.] pass

Speculative

noun. path

Element in

lond

narrow path

lond (harbour, haven, pass, strait), pl. lynd, coll. pl. lonnath (as in the name Lonnath Ernin, WR:294).

lond

narrow path

lond (harbour, haven, pass, strait), pl. lynd, coll. pl. lonnath (as in the name Lonnath Ernin, WR:294). Verb

pada

walk

(i bada, i phadar)

bâd

pathway

(i vâd, construct bad) (beaten track), pl. baid (i maid).

imrad

path

(between mountains, hills or through trackless forest) imrad (pass), pl. imraid.

imrad

path

(pass), pl. imraid.

râd

path

râd (track), construct rad, pl. raid (idh raidh).

râd

path

(track), construct rad, pl. raid (idh raidh).

Noldorin 

lond

noun. narrow path or strait

Noldorin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lond

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

Noldorin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lonn

noun. narrow path or strait

Noldorin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lonn

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

Noldorin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lonn

noun. path

lhonn

noun. narrow path or strait

Noldorin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhonn

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

Noldorin [Ety/348, Ety/370, S/434, UT/450, VT/42:10, X/LH,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

râd

noun. path, track

Noldorin [Ety/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

londe

noun. road (in sea), fairway, entrance to harbour; gulf

Changes

  • londalonde ✧ EtyAC/LOD
  • londelonde “road (in sea), fairway, anchorage” ✧ Ety/LOD

Cognates

  • N. lhonn “(narrow) path, strait, pass” ✧ Ety/LOD

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶londē “narrow path, strait, pass” ✧ Ety/LOD; EtyAC/LOD
    • ᴹ√LOD “*pass, path” ✧ Ety/LOD

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶londē > londe[londē] > [londe]✧ Ety/LOD
ᴹ✶londā > londa[londā] > [londa]✧ EtyAC/LOD

Variations

  • londa ✧ EtyAC/LOD (londa)
  • Londe ✧ TI/423
Qenya [Ety/LOD; EtyAC/LOD; TI/423] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. path

Middle Primitive Elvish

londē

noun. narrow path, strait, pass

Changes

  • londālondē “path” ✧ Ety/LOD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LOD “*pass, path” ✧ Ety/LOD

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. londe “road (in sea), fairway, entrance to harbour; gulf” ✧ Ety/LOD; EtyAC/LOD
  • N. lhonn “(narrow) path, strait, pass” ✧ Ety/LOD

Variations

  • londā ✧ EtyAC/LOD (londā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LOD; EtyAC/LOD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

bad

noun. path

Cognates

  • Eq. van “way, path”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

Element in

  • G. badweg “traveller; pedlar” ✧ GL/21 (badweg)
  • G. Bad Uthwen “Way of Escape”

Variations

  • bad ✧ GL/21 (bad)

Early Noldorin

lhant

noun. path

Element in

  • En. uvlant “pathless” ✧ PE13/155 (uvlant)

Variations

  • lant ✧ PE13/155 (lant)
Early Noldorin [PE13/148; PE13/155] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

lon(de)

noun. loud noise

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LOÐO “*loud noise” ✧ QL/056

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LOŘO > lon[lonð] > [lond] > [lon]✧ QL/056

Variations

  • lon ✧ QL/056
  • londe ✧ QL/056
Early Quenya [QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kie

noun. path