morn (“black, dark”) + edhel (“elf”)
Sindarin
mornedhel
proper name. Dark-elf
Variations
- Moreðel ✧ PE17/139
- moreðel ✧ PE17/141
mornedhel
noun. dark elf
mornedhel
noun. Dark-Elf
edhel
noun. Elf
edhel
Elf
d _ n. _Elf. Q. elda.
edhel
Elf
{ð} _n. _Elf.
edhel
Elf
pl1. edhil, pl2. edhellim {ð} _n. _Elf. A name used by the Sindar for themselves, characterizing other varieties by an adjective or prefix. >> Aredhel, Thinnedhel
edhel
noun. Elf
_ n. _Elf, a general name for all the Elves (since the name Quendi had gone out of use in Sindarin). Probably related to or connected with Q. Elda. >> edhellen
dúnedhel
noun. Elf of the West, Elf of Beleriand (including Noldor and Sindar)
ódhel
noun. Deep Elf or Gnome, one of the Wise Folk
gódhel
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
edhelharn
noun. elf-stone
ódhellim
noun. Deep Elves or Gnomes, the Wise Folk
miniel
noun. an Elf, one of the Vanyar
gódhellim
noun. "Deep Elves" or "Gnomes", the Wise Folk
golodh
noun. "Deep Elf" or "Gnome", one of the Wise Folk
laegel
noun. a Green Elf
glinnel
noun. Elf, one of the Teleri
egladhrim
noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim
ell
noun. elf
n. elf, esp. [?in ?the ?South]. Noldorin form.
ellon
noun. elf
golodhrim
noun. Deep Elves, Gnomes
laegeldrim
noun. the people of the Green Elves
Teler
noun. an Elf, one of the Teleri
tawarwaith
noun. Silvan elves
eglath
noun. "The Forsaken", Elves of the Falathrim
elleth
noun. elf-maid
lachend
noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)
lachenn
noun. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Ñoldor)
elvellon
noun. elf-friend
telerrim
noun. the Teleri, a tribe of Elves
galadhrim
noun. Elves of Lothlórien
calben
noun. Elf of the Great Journey (lit. "light person")
iathrim
noun. Elves of Doriath
laegrim
noun. the people of the Green Elves
calben
noun. all Elves but the Avari
mornedhel
dark elf
Mornedhel (i Vornedhel), pl. Mornedhil (i Mornedhil). Conceivably the entire word could be umlauted in the pl.: Mernedhil. (WJ:409). Also Duredhel (i Dhuredhel), pl. Duredhil (i Núredhil), also called Durion (i Dhurion), *"dark son", pl. Duryn (i Nuryn), coll. pl. Durionnath.
mornedhel
dark elf
Mornedhel (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).
edhel
elf
edhel (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.
A Sindarin term for the Avari, a combination of morn “dark” and Edhel “Elf” (WJ/377), also appearing as Moredhel (PE17/139, 141).