Sindarin
mellon
noun. friend
Cognates
- Q. meldo “friend, lover” ✧ WJ/412
Derivations
- √MEL “love, love, [ᴹ√] love (as friend)” ✧ SA/mel
Element in
- S. ar e aníra ennas suilannad mhellyn în phain “and he desires to greet there all his friends” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129
- S. Elvellyn “Elf-friends, Elf-lovers” ✧ WJ/412
- S. mellyn enin Edhellion “*friends of the Elves” ✧ PE17/097
- S. pedo beth mellon “say the word mellon” ✧ VT44/26
- S. pedo mellon a minno “speak, friend, and enter; (alternately) say ‘friend’ and enter” ✧ LotR/0305; LotR/0305; PE17/041
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √mel- > mellon [meldondo] > [melðondo] > [melðond] > [mellond] > [mellonn] > [mellon] ✧ SA/mel Variations
- Mellon ✧ LotR/0308; LotRI/Mellon