Quenya 

maitar

artist

maitar noun "artist" (by itself usually: a poet), also compounded in lindimaitar "composer, musician", nyarnamaitar "storyteller", ondomaitar "sculptor in stone", (PE17:163)

maitar

noun. artist; poet

A noun for “artist” in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957, an agental form of maita- “to make art” (PE17/163). By itself it either meant a general “artist” or implied a “poet”, but it could be combined with other words for more specific types of artists: lindimaitar “composer, musician”, ondomaitar “sculptor”, etc.

maita-

to make with art, design, compose

maita- (2) transitive vb. "to make with art, design, compose" _(PE17:163). _Cf. maitar, maitalë.

lindimaitar

composer, musician

lindimaitar noun "composer, musician" _(PE17:163). _Compare lindë, maitar.

nyarna

tale, saga

nyarna noun "tale, saga" (NAR2), compounded in nyarmamaitar noun "storyteller" (PE17:163), literally *"tale-artist" (see maitar).

nyárë

tale, saga, history

nyárë noun "tale, saga, history". Compounded in Eldanyárë "History of the Elves", lumenyárë "history, chronological account" (NAR2, LR:199). Compare nyarië, nyarna.

quenta

tale

quenta ("q")noun "tale" (KWET), "narrative, story" (VT39:16); Quenta Silmarillion "the Story/Tale of the Silmarils", also Quenta Eldalien "History of the Elves" (SD:303), notice "Qenya" genitive in -n in the latter title. Quenta is also translated "account", as in Valaquenta "Account of the Valar".

Sindarin 

maeron

noun. artist

A noun in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957, the Sindarin equivalent of maitar “artist” (PE17/163). See the Quenya entry for further details.

Sindarin [PE17/163] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maeron

noun. artist

_ n. _artist. It usually, but not necessarily, implied a poet. Q. maitar.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:163] < MAY prob. 'make' (in artistic sense as in poi»thj). Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

glaer

noun. tale, [N.] long lay, narrative poem, [S.] tale, song

Sindarin [S/209; WJ/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

Sindarin [Ety/374, WJ/313, MR/373, S/412] OS *narna, CE *nʲarnâ "told". Group: SINDICT. Published by

narn

noun. tale, tale, [N.] saga

Sindarin [MR/373; MR/471; S/198; SI/Narn i Hîn Húrin; UT/057; UT/146; WJ/313] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narn

tale

1) narn (saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. nern**; 2) pent (i bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i threnern); 4) gwanod (i **wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd).

narn

tale

(saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. *nern***; 2) pent (i** bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i** phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i** drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i** threnern); 4) gwanod (i ’wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd**).

Noldorin 

gwanod

noun. tale, number

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

Noldorin [Ety/374, WJ/313, MR/373, S/412] OS *narna, CE *nʲarnâ "told". Group: SINDICT. Published by

pent

noun. tale

Noldorin [Ety/366] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Early Quenya

nyara

noun. tale

Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

kwentā

noun. tale

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KWET] Group: Eldamo. Published by