Sindarin 

tharan

adjective. vigorous

adj. vigorous. >> tharanduil, thranduil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:27:187] < THAR vigour (only in S.). Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

tharan

adjective. vigorous

An adjective for “vigorous” derived from the Sindarin-only root √THAR “vigour” in notes from 1959 (D59), coined by Tolkien to explain the name Thranduil (< th(a)randuil) “Vigorous Spring” (PE17/27, 187).

Derivations

  • THAR “vigour” ✧ PE17/187

Element in

  • S. Thranduil “Vigorous Spring” ✧ PE17/027; PE17/187

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
THAR > tharan[tʰarane] > [θarane] > [θaran]✧ PE17/187
Sindarin [PE17/027; PE17/187] Group: Eldamo. Published by

canad

cardinal. four

Sindarin [Ety/362, VT/42:24,25, VT/48:6, VT/46:3] Group: SINDICT. Published by

canad

cardinal. four

Cognates

  • Q. canta “four” ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06
  • T. canat “four” ✧ VT42/24; VT47/41

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kanata > canad[kanata] > [kanat] > [kanad]✧ VT42/24
KENET > cened[kenet] > [kened]✧ VT47/41

Variations

  • can(ad ✧ PE17/095
  • cened ✧ VT47/41
Sindarin [PE17/095; VT42/24; VT42/25; VT47/41; VT48/06] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cened

ordinal. four

canath

fourth part

(i ganath, o chanath) (farthing), pl. cenaith (i chenaith). As coin, the fourth part of the more valuable coin called mirian. (PM:45)

gorn

vigorous

gorn (hasty, impetuous); lenited orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”. or

gorn

vigorous

(hasty, impetuous); lenited ’orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”.

canad

cardinal. four

canad;

canad

four

;

cannui

fourth

. The reading in VT42:25  is "canthui", but the phonology presupposed in LotR would require ✱cannui. David Salo regards "canthui" as a dialectal form.