sindarin-english dictionary - 2nd edition

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Sindarin-English &English-Sindarin Dictionary


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Sindarin is a language originally created by J.R.R Tolkien, and the copyright/I o!Sindarin belong to hi" and his estate. This dictionary is unauthorised, and I do notclai" a#iliation $ith %iddle-Earth Enterprises/Saul aent' or The Tolkien Estate(ho$e)er none o! the $ork herein is li!ted directly !ro" any o! Tolkien*s $orks, andany breach o! copyright in this $ork is co"pletely unintentional.

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0ckno$ledge"ents and e:planations

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glosses in the Sindarin-English to ensure the $ord "eanse:actly $hat you $ant it to.

+or this second edition, all entries ha)e been changed sothat the "ain entry is in the latest Sindarin !or", $ith anyearlier )ariants !ollo$ing it in brackets.


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Finguistic abbre)ations

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Hther abbre)iations

Ety The Ety"ologies

F no"ish Fe:iconF4 The Fays o! 4eleriandFetters The Fetters o! JRR TolkienFotR The Ford o! the Rings%R %orgoth*s Ring

E ar"a Eldala"beron% The eoples o! %iddle-Earth

R3 The Ford o! the RingsB 0 Reader*s 3o"panionSD Sauron De!eated

T nGnished Tales T inyar Teng$ar=J The =ar o! the Je$els=R The =ar o! the Ring


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Sindarin-English

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A a I ?adh/ah/ar be!ore a )o$el@ conj. and ? ar K E:ilic, ah K

Doriathrin, !or adh K see E/ 7 !or a discussion on

this@a II interj. HL See also ai I ab- prep.pref. a!ter, later =J/ 87 abarad n. to"orro$ Ma!ter dayN abeneth n. nickna"e, na"e gi)en a!ter birth Ma!ter na"eN abgen n. !oresight, kno$ledge o! $hat co"es a!ter Ma!ter

seeingNablad n. prohibition, re!usal ? with reference to the gesture

one makes with the hand @abonnen pl. ebnnin n. and adj. 1. born later, born a!ter 2. as a noun, "an, one born later than the El)es, ahu"an being. ab-Oonnen Pa!ter-bornP

ach prep. but T/Q See also danachad n. neck ?properly referring only to the bony

vertebral part not including the throat @ achan n. la$, rule, co""and"ent ?C a:an@

achar- v. to a)enge. E/ 7acharn n. )engeance. =J/ Q1, =J/>achas n. dread, !ear Daerachas =J/ 87. This "ay also

be gachas ad- adv.pref. back, again, re-ada n. masc. daddy dim. of adar adab n. building, houseadan n. "an, the race o! %an

>adanadar n. "an, one o! the +athers o! %en. %R/ 7adanath n. class plural of adan , all o! the "enadaneth n. fem. ?"ortal@ $o"an ?o! the race o! %an@

adanO-ethadar n. masc. !ather adbanna- v. to reGll ?ad- O panna-@adbed- v. to rephrase. E/ 7adel prep. behind, in rear ?o!@>adertha- v. to reunite


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adesta- v. to rena"e ?ad-Oesta-@adh I prep. $ith, byadh II conj. and. See also a

Aadlann ? N. adlant @adj. sloping, tilted, obli ueAadlanna- v. to slope, slant>adleg- arch.poet.v. to loose, let loose, releaseadui adv. again. E/ 7 ?adO-ui@aduial n. the e)ening, ti"e o! star-opening, Pe)endi"P

ad O uial Psecond t$ilightPadvr n. heirloo". E/ 7aear ? N. gaear @n. seaaearon ? N. gaearon @n.augm.of aear great sea, ocean aearvr n. pearl, *sea aeg n. point aeglir, aeglosAaegas pl. Aaegais n. abst. of aeg "ountain peak

Ety/ 16, /HEaeglir n. range o! "ountain peaks aegOl raeglos n. 1. sno$thorn, a plant like !ur'e ?gorse@, but

larger and $ith $hite Uo$ers 2. icicle aegOlossAael pl. aelin n. lake, pool, "ereaen n. conditional particle, changes the )erb "eaning to

$hich it is attached to M$ould/shouldN T/Q aep n. cherry

aer adj. holy T/11B , 1aerlinn n. a holy song, a song about the sea R EH/7 ,

/5D1 aes n. cooked !ood, "eataew n. ?s"all@ bird>aewen adj. o! birds>agar n. bloodagarwaen, agarwen adj. bloodstained agarOg$aenaglar n. great glory, brilliance, splendour ?probable that

this is a- intensi)e preG: O claur @ see alsoclaur aglareb adj. gloriousAaglonn n. deGle, pass bet$een high $alls

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agor adj. narro$ah prep. and conj. and. see also a Iai I interj. ahL

ai II pron. rel. !or those $ho aina- v. to hallo$, bless ?C 0ina-@aith n. spearpointal- I pref.arch. no, not. see also al- II adv.pref. $ellalae interj. beholdLalag adj. rushing, i"petuousalagos n. stor" o! $indalbeth n. $ord o! good o"en ? E/ 7@

alchor n. te"ple, shrineal rin n. and adj. 1. i""ortal 2. as a noun, na"e o! a

Uo$er, bell-like and running through "any so!t andgentle colours ! . as a noun, also used !or anothers"all $hite Uo$er al-OGrin

alia- v. cause to prosper, help so"eone, bless ?C 0lya-@alph pl. eilph n. s$analu adj. $holeso"e ? E/ 7@alwed adj. prosperous, !ortunate ? E/ 7@a" prep. up, up$ards, upona"ar n. earth, the appointed ho"e o! El)es and %ena"arth n. !ate, doo"a"arthan adj. !ateda"ath n.Mil. shield

a"ben ? N. a"benn @adj. and n. 1. adj. uphill, slopingup$ards 2. n. a di#icult task ?an uphill struggle@ a"chaled adj. upli!ting ?a"Ohaled@a"dir n. hope based on reason %R/ a"Ot r

Plooking upPa"loth n.Mil. Uo$er or Uoreate de)ice used as crest G:ed

to the point o! a tall hel"et =J/ 8 a"OlothPuprising Uo$erP

a"lug n. dragon Ety/ 16, Ety/ 7 a""ad- v. to de)our ?C a""at-@


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a""al n. Uagstone ?C a"bal@ a""an interrogative. pron. $hyV ?*!or $hat*V@ a""as n.Mil. breastplate

a""en pron. 1st pl. o! us, !or us, to$ard us FotR/IIBI ,F4/ Q1, T/11B , 7 anO"en a""os n. breast, boso" ?C a"bos@a"on hill, steep-sided "ount Ety/ 18, FotR/E, R3/ 1 a"ortha- v. to hea)e, Mup-riseN ?a"Oortha-, C a"orta-@a"r#n n. east, orient Ety/ 18, Ety/ 81, S/1 7, FotR/E

a"OrhWn Puprising, sunrisePan prep. to, to$ards, !or FotR/IIBI , T/ 6, SD/ 6-

an- adv.pref. $ith, by Ety/ 71anann adv. long, !or a long ti"e FotR/ IBI , Fetters/ 8anc n.


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ann-thennath n. pl. a )erse "ode, lit. Plong-shortsP?alternance o! long and short )o$els, or ratheralternance o! long and short )erse units, possibly o! "asculine and !e"inine rhy"es@ FotR/IB I 'olkien(s

)egendarium p. Q>anna- v. to gi)e Ety/ 18 %nen irreg. past. tense. 1stannabon n. elephant Ety/ 7 , /5D andO>bond

Plong-snoutedPannon n. augm. great door or gate Ety/ 18, S/1 8,

FotR/IIBI , T0I/ Qannui adj. $estern SD/ 6-ann#n n. $est, sunset Ety/ 79, S/1 8, FotR/ IBI ,

FotR/E, F4/ Q1, Fetters/ 8annnaid n. the P=estronP language ? one of the names for

&ommon *peech @ %/ 9 Anor n. sun Ety/ 18, R3/ant n. gi!t Ety/ 18Aanu adj. "ale Ety/ 9 , /= anuir n. !ore)er ?anOuir@anwar n. a$e T/1 8, T/1 Baphada- v. to !ollo$ =J/ 87aphadon n. 1. !ollo$er 2. by e%t. "an ? elvish name for

men @aphadri" n. class pl. of aphadon !ollo$ers, "en ? elvish

name for men @Aapharch adj. )ery dry, arid T/1QBQ, / ; a-

?intensi)e preG:@ O parch&r n. king ?used of a lord or king of a speci+ed region @ See

aranar- pref. 1. rch. beside 2. by e%t., $ithout Ety/ 16ara- pref. high, noble, royal S/1 8 Reduced !or" o!

aran , ele"ent in the na"es o! the kings o! 0rnor and 0rthedain

arad n. dayti"e, a day Ety/ 16aran n. king ?used of a lord or king of a speci+ed region @

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Aran 'inior n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala %an$X,*elder king*

Aran (auron n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala Hro"X,*!orester king*

aras n. deer =J/ Q9- Q7 Araw n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala Hro"Xardh n. real", region Ety/ 9ardhon n. augm. of ardh great region, pro)ince 2. by

e%t. $orld &alenardhon S/ 89, %/ 18 Aredhel n. noble El!, one o! the e:iled 5oldor aria- v. to e:cel ?C arya-@

ariel n. princess, kingNs daughter arion n. prince, kingNs son, heirarnad n. kingdo" TB11B , Qarnediad ? N. arndiad @ adj. innu"erable, countless,

endless, $ithout reckoning, nu"berless Ety/ 16,Ety/ 78, S/1 8, T/19B9 ar-Onediad

arnen adj. royal -myn rnen, )onnath -rnin FotR/ BI,=R/ 61, =R/ 7

arod adj. noble %/ 9 , T/1 B6 arodas n.abst.of arod nobility ?arodO-as@aronoded adj. innu"erable, countless, endless Ety/ 78

ar-gonoded. See also arnediadarphen n. a noble =J/ 79>arth adj. ?unkno$n "eaning, perhaps ?V@ noble, lo!ty,

e:alted@ rthedain FotR>arwen n. fem. noble $o"an FotR ar-Og$end

asg n. boneasgar adj. )iolent, rushing, i"petuous Ety/ 89ast I n. dust Ety/ 16ast II n. light or heat o! sun ? E/ 7@astor n. !aith, loyalty ? E/ 7@ath- I prep.pref. on both sides, across Ety/ 16ath- II adv.pref. easilyatha- v. ease, assist, co"!ort ?athae, eitha-@athal n. stranger ? E/ 7@

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athan prep. 1. beyond 2. preposition used in co"parati)esentences SD/9

athaweg adj. help!ul ?athea O -$eg@

atheg n. masc. dim. of adar , 1 play na"e !or the thu"b"eaning Plittle !atherP T/18B9, 7athelas n. Pkings!oilP, a healing herb brought to %iddle-

earth by the 5Y"enZreans FotR/ B III C atheaPbeneGcal, help!ulP O 3S las Plea!P

athgar adj. easy to do ? E/ 7@athgen adj. easily seen ? E/ 7@ athol- v. to return ?adOtol-@

athra- I pref. across thrabeth %R/ 6athra- II v. to cross ?to and !ro@ E/ 7athrabeth n. debate, con)erse %R/ 6 athra-Opeth

Pcross-talkPathrad n. ?ri)er-@crossing, !ord, $ay Ety/ 16, Ety/ 8 ,

T/1 7, T/1 B7>athrada- v. to cross, tra)erse Ety/ 8 ath-Orada-athragardh n. interaction ? E/ 7@

aur n. a day, consisting o! calan and $uin Ety/ 16,S/1 6auth I n. $ar, battle Ety/ 9Q, Ety/ 76, T/1QBauth II n. a di" shape, spectral or )ague apparition

T/1 B6 authren n.abst.of auth I $ar-like ?authO-ren@ava- v. to re!use.avar n. 1. re!user 2. the 0)ari, El)es $ho re!used the

in)itation o! the alar =J/ 8 , T/17B This pluralna"e $as kno$n to the lore"asters, but $ent out o! daily use at the ti"e o! the E:ile see gavar

avo v. imp. of ava- , don*tL =J/ 7 sed as a negati)ead)erb be!ore an i"perati)eB avo garo Pdon*t do itLP.So"eti"es used as a preG:B avgaro

>avorn adj. staying, !ast /aravorn ;a"!ast, SD/ 6-avras n. precipice ? E/ 7@awarth n. abandon"ent Ety/ 67awartha- v. to !orsake, abandon Ety/ 67


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)bach ?"bach @n. article, thing, $are ? for e%change @

Ety/ 7

bachor ?"bachor @n. pedlar Ety/ 7b&d n. beaten track, path$ay Ety/ Q badh- v. to


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bardor n. ho"eland ? E/ 7@ barn adj. sa!e ?barO-n\@>bartha- ?"bartha @v. to doo" Ety/ 7

barthan n. large "asonry building, used as a d$elling? E/ 7@bas- ?"bas- @v. to bake ? E/ 7@basgorn ?"basgorn @n. loa! ?of bread @ Ety/ 7 , Ety/ 9Q

bastOcorn Pround breadP>bass/bast ?"bass @n. bread %/1 1-1 Q, T/11B In

the -tymologies , the $ord !or PbreadP is gi)en as bast ,Cuenya masta , but it see"s that Tolkien later changedhis "ind and updated the $ord to bass , as sho$n inCuenya mass nie , Sindarin bassoneth.

Abassoneth ?"bassoneth @n. fem. bread-gi)er %/1 1-1 Q, /

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beren adj. bold Ety/ Q berenas n.abst.of beren courage, bra)erybereth n. fem. ueen, spouse Ety/ Q , R EH/71

>beria- v. to protect Ety/ Q>bertha- v. to dare Ety/ Qbess n. fem. 1. ?young@ $o"an 2. by e%t. $i!e ?but not the

nor"al $ord, see hervess @ Ety/ Q , SD/ 6-Abessain ?"bessain @n. fem. bread-gi)er %/1 1-1 Q,

/ See bass !or a discussion regarding this $ord best n. $edding, "arriage besta- v. to $ed, "arry ?besO-t\@

>blab- v. to beat, batter, Uap ? wings, etc. @ Ety/ 8 blaud n. pride F bladweg n. proud ?pride!ul@ bless n. grace

bo prep. on T/11B , 9boda- v. to ban, prohibit =J/ 7Aboe ?"boe @v. impers. to need. This )erb takes no other

!or". Ety/ 7 , /b*r n. stead!ast, trusty "an, !aith!ul )assal Ety/ Q)orgil n. 0ldebaran, lit. *hot red star*born adj. hot, red Fetters/1 9- 7

bost n. back ?!ro" shoulder to shoulder@ Fboth ?"both @n. puddle, s"all pool Ety/ 7

bothil ?"bothil @n. o)en Fbragol adj. sudden S/1 6

braig adj. $ild, Gerce Ety/ 7 , T/1QB 1 The !or"brerg in the -tymologies is a "isreading according to T/1QB 1

brand ?brann N. @adj. 1. lo!ty, noble, Gne 2. high ? in si e @ Ety/ Q , T0I/ Q , /5D

brannon n. masc. lord Ety/ Qbrass I n. $hite heat Ety/ Qbrass II n. great cli# ? E/ 7@

brassen adj. $hite-hot Ety/ Q

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brasta- v. loo", to$er up ? E/ 7@breged n. )iolence, suddenness Ety/ Qbregol adj. )iolent, sudden, Gerce Ety/ Q , Ety/ 7 see

alsobregolas

bregolas n.abst.of bregol , Gerceness Ety/ Q>breitha- v. to break out suddenly Ety/ Q>brenia- v. to endure Ety/ Q , T/1QB7 The !or"

bronio in the -tymologies is a "isreading according to T/1QB7

brennil n. fem. lady Ety/ Qbrethil n. beech, beech-tree, sil)er birch Ety/ Q ,

Ety/ 79, S/1 6brith n. gra)el Ety/ Qbr*g n. bear Ety/ 71>brona- v. to last, to sur)i)e Ety/ Qbronadui adj. enduring, lasting Ety/ Qbronwe n. endurance, lasting uality, !aith Ety/ Q ,

SD/9>brui adj. loud, noisy /ruinen FotR/Inde:

br#n adj. old, that has long endured, or been established,or in use Ety/ Q budh n. large Uy

>buia- v. to ser)e, to hold allegiance to Ety/ Qbund ?"bund, bunn N. @n. 1. snout, nose 2. by e%t. cape

?of land @ Ety/ 7 , /5DAb r ?bior N. , beor N. @n. !ollo$er, )assal Ety/ Q , /I


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+>cab- v. to leap cabed S/ 89, =J/cabed ger. of cab- , 1. leap 2. by e%t., deep gorge S/ 89,

=J/ E"ended by Tolkien !ro" earlier cabad . Thisis our sole late e:a"ple that basic )erbs should perhaps!or" their gerund in ed, $hereas deri)ed )erbs are$ell attested to use ad

cabor n. !rog Ety/ 9Acadu ?cadw N. @adj. shaped, !or"ed Ety/ 9 - 9 , /=cadwor ?cadwar N. @adj. shapely Ety/ 9Acae I ?coe N. @n. earth Ety/ 9 , /HE This $ord is

indeclinable, according to the -tymologiescae II ?caen- in a co"pound@ adj. num. card. ten E/ 7B6Q

caeda- v. to lie do$ncael n. lying in bed, sickness Ety/ 9caeleb adj. bedridden, sick Ety/ 9>caenen/caenui adj. num. ord. tenth nelchaenen

SD/ 6-

caenthil n. decagon *ten points*caew n. lair, resting-place Ety/ 9 ca$- v. to bo$

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calben n. 1. El! o! the reat Journey ?lit. Plight personP@ 2. by e%t. all El)es but the 0)ari =J/ 9 , =J/ 79- 77,=J/1 8-1 6

calen adj. green Ety/ 9 , S/1 6, Fetters/ 8 , R3/ 16, T/1 B 6 Ety". Pbright-colouredP

callon n. hero Ety/ 9Acalph ?cal$ N. @n. $ater-)essel Ety/ 9 , / ; calpha- v. to dra$ $ater ?C calpa-@ca" n. hand Ety/ 9 , Ety/ 7 , S/1 6Aca"lann n. pal" o! hand Ety/ 97, /5D1 ca"Oland ca"tha- v. acco""odate, "ake Gt ?C ca"ta-@

can- v. to cry out, shout, call %/ 9 - 9canad adj.num.card. !our Ety/ 9 , T/1 B 1, Q, T/18B9, T/19B

canath n. P uarterP, sil)er coin used in ondor, the !ourthpart o! a P"irianP %/1Q see also "irian

Acand ?cann N. @adj. bold Ety/ 9 , /5D>cannas n.abst.of cant , shaping Dorgannas =J/ 6 ,

=J/ 9cant n. outline, shape morchaint S/1 , Ety/ 9 ,

T/1 B 8 See also cannas canthil n. uadrilateral *!our points*canthui adj.num.ord. !ourth T/1 B , T/1 B Q, 7car ?cardh N. @n. house, building Ety/ 9>car- v. to do =J/ 7 , =J/1 Q This )erb takes the

irreg.pa.t. agor-carab n. hat =J/ 87

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car$a- v. to talk ?treated like car- in the past tense@ E/ 7carnin adj. scarlet ? E/ 7@carth n. deed, !eat Ety/ 9 c!. garth

carweg adj. acti)e, busy ? E/ 7@ cas n. skull ? F@>cast n. cape, headland ngast T/1 B 8cathrae n. tressure, net !or co"bining the hair T/1 Bcaul n. great burden, a^iction T/ 6Bcaun I n. outcry, cla"our %/ 9 - 9 see also conathcaun II n. )alour Ety/ 9>caun III pl. conin n. prince, ruler FotR/ IBI ,

Fetters/ 8 %S >kaun, C. c[no cautha- v. to startlecaw n. top Ety/ 9ceber n. stake, spike, stone ridge Ety/ 9 , FotR/IIB III,

S/1 7, R3/ 7ce$ pl. cei$ n. soil Ety/ 9ce$enas ? N . ce$nas @ n. earthern-$are, pottery T/1Q

ce$or$ n. potato ?*soil apple*, !ro" grothor!, F@Acelair adj. brilliant Ety/ 9 , /EIceleb n. sil)er Ety/ 97, S/1 6, FotR/E, Fetters/1 9celebren adj. like sil)er ? in hue or worth @ Ety/ 97,

S/1 6, T/1QB Qceleg adj. s$i!t, agile, hasty Ety/ 99, %/ Q , T/1 Bceleth n. strea" T/1Qcelevon adj. o! sil)er Ety/ 97

cel$ n. ani"al. This is less restricti)e than lavan , and canapply to any li)ing creature ?C. kel)a@ see also lavan>cell adj. 1. running 2. by e%t. Uo$ing ? of water @

&elduin FotR/%apcelon n. ri)er &elon ?na"e@ Ety/ 9Acelu n. spring, source Ety/ 9 , /=Ace" ? N. ce$n @adj. earthen Ety/ 9 , />cen- v. to see cenedril TI/ 81

cenedril n. looking-glass, "irror TI/ 81, RS/199 cenedOrill

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cennan n. potter Ety/ 6 c_!Ot\ncerch n. sickle Ety/ 9Qceredir n.masc. doer, "aker Ety/ Q1 caredOd r

cer$ n. spinning $heelcerin n. 1. circular enclosure 2. by e%t., "ound ?3erin 0"roth@ Ety/ 9Q, S/1 6

certh pl. cirth n. rune =J/ 69, FotR/E Ety".PcuttingP See also certhas .

certhas n.abst.of certh runic alphabet, rune-ro$s FotR/E certhO-as

cerveth n. July ?"onth@ FotR/D

cestha- v. to seek ?C cesta-@ceven n. Earth T/11B , 7cidinn adj. s"all ? E/ 7@ cil- v. to choosecl I n. cle!t, pass bet$een hills, gorge Ety/ 9Qcl II n. rene$al T/18B8

cingra- v. to plait ? F@cinnog adj. s"all ? E/ 7@cr adj. rene$ed T/18B7-8 cira- v. to sail cra" n. anchorAcrban ? N. crbann @ n. ha)en Ety/ 8 , /5D1

cairOpandcrdan ? N. cirdan @n. shipbuilder, ship$right Ety/ 9Q,

Ety/ 6 , FotR/ IBI , R3/ 8 cairOt\n>cirion n.masc. ship"an, sailor &irion ?na"e@cirith n. cle!t, high cli"bing pass, narro$ passage cut

through earth or rock, ra)ine, deGle S/ 87, T/1 9,T3/ 8 , R3/ 1- Q

cw adj. !resh, ne$ T/18B7-8claur n.poet. splendour, glory Ety/ 9 See also aglar c*$ n. bay T/1 B Qco$en ? N. co$n @adj. e"pty, )oid Ety/ 99c*l n. gold ?"etal@ Ety/ 9Q +or the colour, see "alt ,

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colch n. bo: ?C colca@coll I adj. ?golden@ red Ety/ 9Qcoll II adj. hollo$ =J/1 1

>coll III n. cloak, "antle 'hingol S/1 , %R/ 8Q colost n. cucu"ber ? F@conath n. coll. of caun II , 1. "any )oices 2. by e%t.,

la"entation %/ 9 - 9condir n. masc. "ayor SD/ 6- caunOd r>conui adj. co""anding, ?V@ ruling rgonui FotR/0?ii@

caunO-uicorch n. cro$ Ety/ 9

cordo$ n. pippin ? seed of certain fruits, or more probably small red apple @ SD/ 6- cor$ n. ringcorn adj. round, globed Ety/ 9Qcoron n. 1. globe, ball 2. .by e%t. "ound Ety/ 9Q, S/1 6Acoru ?corw N. @adj. cunning, $ily Ety/ 99, /=cost n. uarrel, dispute ?not a uarrel o! bolts@ Ety/ 9Q costha- v. uarrel, dispute ?C costa-@

cot n. nut, seedcoth n. 1. en"ity 2. ene"y Ety/ 9Qcova- v. to "eet, to co"e together>craban n. kind o! cro$ o! large si'e, ra)en FotR/IIBIIIcra" n. cake o! co"pressed Uour or "eal ? often

containing honey and milk @ Ety/ 9Q, FotR/IIB IIIcrann adj. ruddy ? of face @ Ety/ 9

crinth adj. pink ? F@criss n. cle!t, cut, slash Ety/ 9Q, T/1QBcrist n.Mil. clea)er, s$ord Ety/ 9Q>critha- v. to reap Ety/ 9Qcro" n. le!t Ety/ 99cru" n. le!t hand Ety/ 99cru"ui adj. le!t-handed Ety/ 99c# n. 1. arch, crescent 2. Mil.by e%t. bo$ Ety/ 9Q,

S/1 6cugu n. do)e Ety/ 9Q

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>cuia- v. to li)e cuio FotR/ IBI , Fetters/ 8cuil n. li!e Ety/ 99cuin adj. ali)e Ety/ 99

>cuina- v. to be ali)e Ety/ 99c#l n. load &3l eleg, &3l /4n R3/Q 9 cul$ n. orange ?!ruit@ cul$orn n. orange tree cull adj. orange ?colour@cu" ? N. cu"b @n. "ound, heap Ety/ 9Qc#n adj. bo$ed, bo$-shaped, bent Ety/ 9QAcund n.arch. prince Ety/ 99, T/1QB 1, /5D See also

caun III cur n. cheese cura- v. to turn "ilk ? F@

Acron n. the crescent %oon Ety/ 9Q, / cWOrauncuru n. cra!t, skill Ety/ 99, /=curunr n. masc. "an o! cra!t, $i'ard, Saru"an Ety/ 99,

FotR/IIIB III, FotR/4, T/1QB 1 curuOd r P"an o! skillP

>c ll n. bearer 'aengyl, 'engyl %R/ 8Qc ron n. ne$ "oon T/18B7 c tha- v. to rene$, re!resh


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dad adv. do$n, do$n$ards Ety/ Q1dadben ? N. dadbenn @adv. 1. do$nhill, inclined 2. by

e%t. easy to achie)e Ety/ Q1, Ety/ 8 , T/19B8, /5D1 dadOpend

dadhren- v. to !orgetdae ?ndae @n. shado$ Ety/ Q1, S/1daebeth n. blasphe"y ? E/ 7@daedelu n. canopy Ety/ 6 daeOteludaen ?ndaen @n. corpse Ety/ 7Qdaer I *. adj. great T/1Q , =J/ 87, =J/ Q, T/1 BAdaer II ?ndaer, doer N. @ n. bridegroo" Ety/ 7Q,

T/1QB6, /HE daetha- v. to praise da$- v. to allo$, per"itd&$ n. per"ission Ety/ Q>dag- ?ndag @v. to slay Ety/ 7Q, T/1QB 7dagnir ?ndagnir @n. 1. slayer 2. by e%t., bane S/1

dag-Od rdagor ?ndagor @n. battle Ety/ 7Q, S/1 dagorath *.

n. coll.dagorath n. coll. of dagor , all the battles T/ 6Q- 69>dagra- ?ndagra @ v. to battle Ety/ 7Qda" ?nda" @n. ha""er Ety/ 7Qda""a- ?nda""a @v. to ha""er Ety/ 7Q, T/1QB 7dan ?ndan @prep. 1. but, yet, against 2. back

FotR/IIBI dananna- ?ndananna- @ v. to gi)e back, return

?danOanna-@dangar- v. to undo ? E/ 7@dangweth ?ndangweth @ n. ans$er, reply gi)ing ne$

in!or"ation %/ 6Q HS >ndanag$et a Pback reportP The $ord da"beth $as re


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Adanna- v. to !all Ety/ Q1, / =ritten dant in the -tymologies

dannen n. ebb, lo$ tide T/18B 9dant

n.

!all

%R/ 7danwaith ?ndanwaith @n.pl. the 5andor ? a tribe of -lves @ =J/ 8Q danOg$aith

danwedh ?ndanwedh @n. ranso" S/ 81 danOg$edh>dar- v. to stay, $ait, stop, re"ain Ety/ Qdartha- v. to $ait, stay, last, endure, re"ain Ety/ Q ,

T/1QB8dath n. hole, pit, steep !all, abyss Ety/ Q1, T/1QB8

daug ?ndaug @n. $arrior, soldier ? chie5y used of 6rcs @Ety/ 7Qdaur n. 1. pause, stop 2. by e%t., league ? about 7 miles @

T/ 76, T/ 8Qdaw n. night-ti"e, gloo" Ety/ Q1de$- v. to try ? E/ 7@deil adj. delicate, beauti!ul and slender E/ 7del n. !ear, disgust, loathing, horror Ety/ QQ

deleb adj. horrible, abo"inable, loathso"e Ety/ QQdelia- v. to conceal Ety/ QQdelos ? N. deloth @n. abhorrence, detestation, loathing

Ety/ QQ delOgosAdelu adj. hate!ul, deadly, !ell Ety/ QQ, /=de" adj. sad, gloo"y Ety/ Q1 5o language indication

in the -tymologies , but 5oldorin !ro" conte:t andphonological e)idence

denwaith n.pl. the 5andor ? a tribe of -lves @, the people o! Den$e =J/ 8Q Den?$e@Og$aithdess ?ndess @n. fem. young $o"an Ety/ 7Qdew- v. to !ail, "iss ? E/ 7@d ?nd @ n.poet.fem. $o"an, lady Ety/ Q , Ety/ Q1di- pref. beneath, under di nguruthos FotR/I B ,

R EH/7 , Fetters/ 78, T/1QB 7 The only kno$nusage o! this $ord is as preG:, but T/1QB 7 lists it as aunitary $ord di


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dhena- v. to !orgi)e ? with matter forgiven as object8 @ T/11B 6 See also gohena-

dl n. stopper, stopping, stu#ing Ety/ Q1

>dilia-

v.

to stop up

Ety/ Q1, T/1QB6dn I n. silence S/1 , F4/ Q1 Tolkien hesitatedbet$een t$o possible "utations o! this $ord( theun"utated !or" "ay be either d n or t n.

dn II n. opening, gap, pass in "ountains Ety/ Q1dnen adj. silent S/1 , =J/ 61 Tolkien hesitated

bet$een t$o possible "utations o! this $ord( theun"utated !or" "ay be either d`nen or t`nen

dineth ?ndineth @n. bride Ety/ 77- 78 d Onethdr ?ndr @ n.masc.arch. "an, re!erring to an adult "ale

9elf, mortal, or of any other speaking race: Ety/ Q1,Ety/ Q

dirbedui adj. di#icult to pronounce ? E/ 7@drnaith ?nrnaith n.Mil. a "ilitary $edge-!or"ation

launched o)er a short distance against an ene"y"assing but not yet arrayed, or against a de!ensi)e!or"ation on open ground T/ 8 d rOnaith P"an

spearheadPds ?nds @ n. fem. bride Ety/ Q , Ety/ 7Q See also dinethdo$en ? N. do$n @adj. gloo"y Ety/ QQd*l n. 1. head 2. by e%t. hill or "ountain Ety/ 79,

S/1 , R3/ 98doll ?ndoll , dolt N. @adj. dark, dusky, obscure Ety/ QQ,

Ety/ 79, Teng$estie/ 7dolt n. round knob, boss Ety/ 79

doltha- v. to conceal Ety/ QQdond n. Gst, hand ? especially in punching @ T/17Bdonn adj. s$art, s$arthy Ety/ QQ, /5Dd*r ?nd*r @n. land, d$elling-place, region $here certain

people li)e Ety/ 79, S/1 , =J/1 , Fetters/1 7, T/1QB 8, R3/ 81 The !or" dor in the -tymologies isa "isreading, see T/1Q.

dor-rod n n. alinor, MFand o! the 0inurN

dorn adj. sti#, tough =J/1dornhabar n. ha'ad-DW" ? E/ 7@

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dornhoth n.class pl. of dorn the D$ar)es, Mthe Thra$n+olkN =J/ 88 dornOhoth

doron pl. deren n. oak tree Ety/ QQ, T/1QB

>dortha-

?ndortha

@v.

to d$ell, stay

Ety/ 79dosta- v. to burn>dra$- v. to he$ Ety/ Q1, T/1QB8dra$en ? N. dra$n @n. he$n log Ety/ Q1Adra" n. hea)y stroke, a blo$ ? of a%e, etc. @ Ety/ Q1,

/%4dra"bor n. 1. clenched Gst 2. by e%t., blo$ ? with +st @

Ety/ Q1 dra"Opaur

draug n. $ol! Ety/ Q1, S/1 see also gara$ drautha- v. to tire, beco"e $eary drava- v. to beat>drega- v. to Uee Hnly the i"perati)e drego is attested.

There!ore, the )erb "ay also be dreg >dring n. ha""er ;lamdring ;, Ety/ QQ>dringa- v. to beat ? with a hammer, etc. @ Ety/ QQdr# pl. drin n. $ild "an, =ose, Ykel-%an T/ 8Q In

E/ B , an older no"ish $ord dr3, drui "eantP$ood, !orestP, and in E/ B 1 , the early 5oldorin$ord dr< $as assigned the "eaning PdarkP. Dr3 pl.

Dr


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drwaith n. class pl. of dr# , the $ilderness o! the DrW-"en? .).@ T/ 8Q drWOg$aith

d# n. night!all, late e)ening, night, di"ness Ety/ Q1,S/1 , T/1QB6 dath *., N. n. coll.

dath n. coll. of d# , 1. darkness, shado$ 2. nightshade Ety/ Q1, S/1 Either the collecti)e plural o! d3 , or aco"pound d3=gwath Pnight shadeP ?hence d


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'e re5e%ive.pron.7rd he/she/it SD/ 6-ech n. spine Ety/ QQ, T/1QB The -tymologies as

published gloss this $ord as PspearP, but the correctreading is pro)ided in T/1Qechad n. ca"p T/1>echad- v. to !ashion, "ake Ety/ 9 , FotR/IIBI echil n. 1. !ollo$er 2. by e%t. hu"an being =J/ 6echor n. outer circle, encircling, outer ring FotR/ BI,

FotR/Inde:, S/1echui n. a$akening Ety/ 99, S/1 6 echuia- v. to a$akenechuir n. a season, the beginning o! spring FotR/D,

SD/ 6- Ety". PstirringPecthel n. point ? of spear @ Ety/ 88 _gOthela Pthorn-

pointPed- pref. !orth, out Ety/ Q9edaid adj. num. >uant. double T/1 B 9- 7

edeleda- v. to deli)er ?!ro" e)il@eden adj. ne$, begun again Ety/ 16edhel n. El! Ety/ Q9, S/1 , =J/ 9 - 91edhelharn n. el!-stone SD/ 8- 6 edhelOsarnedhellen adj. el)ish, o! the El)es FotR/IIBI , RS/19

edhelO-renAedinor n. anni)ersary day Ety/1 , / adO nOaurAedledhia- v. to go into e:ile Ety/ 98, T/1QB 7, /TFAedledhron n. e:ile ? person who is e%iled @ Ety/ 98, /TFAedlenn ? N. eglenn @adj. e:iled Ety/ 98, /TF>edlothia- v. to blosso", Uo$er edlothiand =R/ 6 ,

/TF The sentence !ro" =R/ 6 is hardly legible andis not translated, but this $ord is ho$e)er a plausible!or"

edonna- v. to gi)e birth Ety/ 76 edO>onna->edra- v. to openAedrain ?edrein N. @n. border Ety/ 8 , /EI edOrainedraith n. sa)ing FotR/IIBI , TI/ 7Q


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edregol adv. in especial, especially SD/ 6-edwen adj. num. ord. second SD/ 6-0g n. thorn Ety/ QQ

egladhri" n. class pl. of eglan PThe +orsakenP, El)es o! the +alathri" =J/ 86, =J/ 9Q, =J/ 76 eglanOri"eglan n. and adj. 1. !orsaken 2. as a noun, an El! o! the

+alathri" =J/ 9Q, =J/ 76- 8eglath n. coll. of egol PThe +orsakenP, El)es o! the

+alathri" =J/ 86, =J/ 11 see also egladhri">egleria- v. to glori!y, to praise FotR/ IBI , Fetters/ 8egnas n. 1. sharp point 2. by e%t., peak T/1QB

ego interj. be o#L be goneL This is a strong insult =J/ 9Q>egol n. so"eone !orsaken, an El! o! the +alathri" -glath =J/ 86, =J/ 11

egor conj. or SD/ 6- eichia- v. to change eil n. sky ?eiliant, eilOiant@Aeiliant n. rainbo$ Ety/ 9 , Ety/1 Psky-bridgeP see

also ninniach

einior adj. elder %/ Q8 anOiaur ?V@ P)ery, e:tre"elyoldPeirien n. daisy ?Uo$er@ SD/ 6- C 0rien Pday-

"aidenP ?0S @eitha- v. 1. to prick $ith a sharp point, to stab 2. by e%t.,

to treat $ith scorn, insult =J/ 9Qeithel n. issue o! $ater, spring, $ell Ety/ 9 , S/1 ,

S/1 , =J/8Q, T3/ 87

eithro adv. also ? T/Q @0l pl. elin n. rch.?oet. star ? little used e%cept in verses @=J/ 9 , %R/ 7 , R EH/7 , Fetters/ 8 See alsoelenath

elanor n. a Uo$er, a kind o! enlarged pi"pernel bearinggolden and sil)er Uo$ers FotR/ IBI , T/1 ,Fetters/1 _lOanor Pstar-sunP

elenath n.coll.of 0l , starry host, all the host o! the stars o! hea)en FotR/IIBI, R EH/7 -7Q, =J/ 9

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'lbereth n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala arda, *starueen*

elia- v. to rainelleth

n.fem.

el!-"aid

=J/ 18, =J/ Q9, =J/ 9 - 91ellon n.masc. el! =J/ 9 - 91elloth n.sing.of loth , ?single@ Uo$er T/1 B 8 er- O

lothelo interj. an e:cla"ation o! $onder, ad"iration, delight

=J/ 9Aelu ?elw N. @adj. ?pale@ blue Ety/ 9 , /=>elvellon n. el!-!riend =J/1

e"el/e"il ? N. e""el @n. fem. "other -meldir S/ QQ, T/18B 7 See naneth !or the usual $orde"ig n.fem.dim. of e"el , lay na"e !or the inde: Gnger

"eaning Plittle "otherP T/18B9, 7e"lin ? N. e""elin , e"elin @ n. yello$ bird, Pyello$

ha""erP Ety/ 89 e"" n. picture, i"age ?inde""@

elvennui adj. $ondrous, "ar)ellous

en art. o! the ? genitival article @ FotR/ IBI , Fetters/ 8 iOna ?V@enchui ?enegui rch. encui @adj. num. ord. si:th

T/1 B , Q, 8ened ? N. enedh @ n. core, centre, "iddle Ety/ Q9,

Ety/ 79, T/1Q , Fetters/ 1, T/1 B , 9 =hile the$ord is $ritten enedh in the -tymologies , it see"s thatTolkien considered and reconsidered its !or"throughout his li!e. Fate rough


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eneg adj. num. card. si: Ety/ Q9, T/1 B Q, , T/18B9,8eneth n. na"e T/11B , 1 see also ess enethil n. he:agon *si: points*

eng prep. e:cept, sa)e enn n. "ead enna- v. to e:ist in the uni)erse as a creation o! Eruennas adv. there, in that place SD/ 6-enner n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala Tulkasenni pron. 1st to "e T/1 B anOni see also ani"ennin n. alian year Ety/1 andO n Plong yearPennor n. central land, "iddle-earth FotR/E, /5D See

also ennorath ennorath n.coll. of ennor , central lands, "iddle-earth

FotR/E, FotR/IIBI, R EH/7 -7Qeno adv. still T/Qephel n. outer !ence, encircling !ence S/1 9, FotR/E

etOp_lephola- v. to preser)e, hold in "e"ory, re"e"ber ? T/Q @er adj. single T/18B9er- pref. alone, one T/1 B 6erch n. prickle Ety/ Q9>ercha- v. to prick Ety/ Q9ercha"ion/ercha""ui adj. one-handed =J/Q , =J/ ,

Ety/ 9 , /Aercha""on n.masc. one-handed "an T/17B7, />erchion der.pl. of orch nnerchion TI/ 1 rch is the

usual plural o! orchereb adj. isolated, lonely Ety/ Q9, S/1 , T/1 ,

T/1 Beredh n. seed, ger" Ety/ Q9ereg n. holly-tree, thorn Ety/ Q9, S/1eregdos n. holly, holly-tree Ety/ Q9, Ety/ 76, Ety/ 6Q

eregOtosseregion der.pl. of ereg the land o! holly -region

Ety/ Q9, FotR, T>eria- v. to rise Ety/ 76, T/19B7

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erin prep. on the SD/ 6- orOi, %S > rinernil n. prince FotR/ IBI , Fetters/ 8, T/1 8,

R EH/7Qero

adv.

alone ? T/Q @>ertha- v. to unite derthad S/1 6 See also adertha eru n. $aste, desert Ety/ Q9erui adj. 1. single, alone 2. by e%t., Grst ?incorrect use by

the ;ondorians @ TI/ , =R/1 9, T/1 B Theproper $ord !or +rst in Sindarin $as "inui

er n n. $ood T/1 9, FotR/4 HS >oroni- ?V@, PtreesP,plural noun, used as a singular.

esbin n. thin thread ? E/ 7@esg n. reed, sedge T/1Qesgal n. )eil, screen, co)er that hides S/1esgar n. shore T/19B 1 ess n. na"e see also eneth>esta- v. to na"e estathar SD/ 6-estel n. hope, trust, a te"per o! "ind, steady G:ed in

purpose, and di#icult to dissuade and unlikely to !all

into despair or abandon its purpose =J/ 8- 6,FotR/0?)@, %R/ estelia- v. to trustestent adj. )ery short T/ 19, =J/ , =J/ Q see

'olkien(s )egendarium p. See also then , thentestolad n. enca"p"ent T/77, S/ 69 ethad- v. to di)ide, share ethel n. !oreign, outer lands

ethil n. i)yethir I n. "outh ? of a river @, estuary FotR/IIB , Ety/ Q9,

R3/ Q edOs r PoutUo$Pethir II n. spy S/ 76, T/1 8 edOtirn Pout-$atcherP ethiria- v. to Uo$ out ?edOsiria-@ ethog- v. to lead out ?edOtog-@ ethol- v. to co"e !orth ?eOtol-@ethuil n. season o! spring FotR/D, SD/ 6-


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$adhu ? N. $adhw @n. parch"ent $adra- v. to sate$ae n. a spirit d$elling $ithin a body, the soulA$aeg ? N. $oeg @adj. "ean, poor, bad Ety/ 87, /HE$ael I adj. !air "inded, $alch n. deep cle!t, ra)ine 6rfalch -chor T/198$al$ n. !oa", breaker Ety/ 8$aloth n. large $a)e ? E/ 7@>$altha- v. to !oa" Ety/ 8$&n n. 1. )eil 2. by e%t., cloud ?applied to clouds, 5oating

as veils over the blue sky or the sun or moon, or restingon hills @ R EH/71 See also $ain , $aun

$ang n. beard Ety/ 87 $annil n.Mil. sta#

annor n. na"e gi)en to the +Xanturi, %andos and FZrientogether

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$anui adj. cloudy R EH/71, R3/ 98anuilos n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala arda

$ar adj. or adv. su#icient, enough, uite Ety/ 8

>$ara- v. to hunt Ety/ 87$aradri" n. class pl. of $eredir , hunters Ety/ 87 !aradOri"

$aras n.abst.of $ara- , hunting Ety/ 87 $ar$ n. carpet$arn adj. or adv. enough Ety/ 8>$aron n.masc. hunter -lfaron Ety/ 87$aroth n. hunter, group o! hunters 'aur en @aroth S/1 ,

Ety/ 87$ast n. shaggy hair Ety/ 8 $ath n. tassel

$aug adj. thirsty Ety/ 8$aun n. cloud Ety/ 87, T/19B Q See also $ain , $&n$aur n. beach, shore T/19B Q See also$alas$eira- v. to su#ice T/19B6 $el- v. to !eel e"otion$ela pl. li n. ca)e Ety/ 8 $el$ n. e"otion, i"pulse$en ?$end N. , $enn N. @n. door, threshold Ety/ 8 ,

FotR/ BI , =R/ 1 , R3/QQ , /5D see also $ennas $ennas n.abst.of $en , door$ay, gate$ay FotR/IIBI ,

RS/19 , R EH/7Q$0r pl. $erin n. beech-tree Ety/ Q , Ety/ 8$ergenol adj. sharp-sighted $ith the "ind ? E/ 7@$eria- v. to "ake ready ? E/ 7@$eredir n. hunter Ety/ 87 !aradOd r $aradri" n.

class pl.$ern n. and adj. 1. dead ? of mortals @ 2. as a noun, dead

person Ety/ 8$erui adj. ready to hand ? E/ 7@

leg n. s"all bird Ety/ 8 See also ligod

ligod n.sing.of leg s"all bird

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n- v. to be ni"ble ? E/ 7@$n ? N. nd @n. a tress %/ 9 - 9

ng n. lock o! hair @inglas PFeaUockP R3/ 89

nnel ? N. ndel @n. ?braided@ hair Ety/ 87, /5D on n. ha$k r- v. to die ?!or "ortals@

$reb adj. "ortal =J/ 87 !airO-ebren n. hu"an Ety/ 8 !airO-en ? ;IR@riath n. coll. of $air I , "ortals, hu"an beings =J/ 6,

=J/ 87$riel n. fem. "ortal "aid Ety/ 8 , %/ 6Q, %/

rieth n. fem. "ortal $o"an =J/ 87 !airO-eth ? ;IR@rion n. masc. "ortal "an =J/ 87rith n. season o! !ading FotR/D

> &d n. skin @ladrif FotR/E, T3/ 96, T3/ 7 3dvdh n. s$eat Mskin de$N ?U\dO" dh@$orga" adj. right-handed Ety/ 8 ! rOca"$orn n. right, north Ety/ 8 , T/1 9, S/1

orochel n. M5orth IceN, an icy tundra region in the5orthern =astes $here the Fossoth li)ed

$orod n. north Ety/ 8 , S/1 , FotR/E $orodri" N. n.class pl. $orodwaith N. n. class pl.

$orodren adj. northern Ety/ 8 !orodO-ren ? ;HR@$orodri" n. class pl. of $orod 5orth"en Ety/ 6

!orodOri"$orodwaith n.class pl. of $orod , 1. 5orth"en 2. by e%t.

the lands o! the 5orth Ety/ 8 , Ety/ 68, /EI !orodOg$aith

$orven n. north Ety/ 8 ! rO"_n See also $orod$orvo n. 1. right hand 2. by e%t., right side T/17B9

!or-)a$, ! rO"a$$ui n. ?unkno$n "eaning@ ABaith C @ui (Ngorthrim

R3/Q 9>$uia- v. to !eel disgust at, abhor Ety/ 8 $uiol adj. disgusting

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$uin n. night, dead o! night, gloo", darkness Ety/ Q1,Ety/ 8 , S/1

$uir adj. north T/1 B$ur-

v.

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4 gach n. "ilk co$gad- v. to catch Ety/ Q8 gadas n.abst.of gad- trapgador n. prison, dungeon Ety/ Q8 gadoras adj. i"prison, cage gadorphen n. prisoner ?gadorOpen@gae n. dread Ety/ Q8gael adj. pale, gli""ering Ety/ Q8gaer I adj. dread!ul Ety/ Q8

Agaer II ? N. goer @adj. red, copper-coloured, ruddy Ety/ Q8, /HEAgaeruil n. sea$eed gaer %/ 9 , Ety/ 69 gaerOuilgail n. bright light Ety/ 9

gais n. steel gaithren adj. o! steel ?gaisOren@ gaiw n. pregnant

gal- pref. light, radiance galvorn, etc.>gala- v. to gro$ Ety/ Q7galadh n. large tree ?such as oak and beech@, thicker,

denser and $ith "ore branches than a tree describedas being orn Ety/ Q7, S/1 7, FotR/E, F4/ Q1,R EH/7 , Fetters/1 9 see also orn

>galadhad n. dual pl. of galadh , the T$o Trees o! alinor 6rgaladhad FotR/D

galadhon der.pl. of galadh &aras ;aladhon FotR/IIB II,

FotR/+, T/1 Q>galadhre""en adj. tree-$o)en, tree-tangled FotR/E,FotR/IIBI, R EH/7 galadhOre""en

galadhri" n.class pl. of galadh El)es o! FothlZrien FotR galadhOri" Ppeople o! the treesP

galas n.abst.of gala- , gro$th, plant Ety/ Q7galenas n. pipe-$eed ?lea!@ or P$est"ans$eedP, a )ariety

o! 5icotiana FotR/ B III

Agalu ? N. galw @n. blessings, blessedness, good !ortune?meaning not entirely clear @ Ety/ Q7, /=

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galvorn n. a black "etal de)ised by the dark el! Eol =J/ - , S/ 68 gal-O"orn

ga""as n.abst.of ga"p , )ing. s-sign ? special sign used tomark a +nal s in 'engwar @ T/1QB 1

ga"p n. hook, cla$, crook Ety/ Q7, T/17B>ganna- ?nganna @v. to play a harp Ety/ 77 See also

gannada->gannada- ?ngannada @v. to play a harp Ety/ 77 See

also ganna-gannel ?ngannel, gandel N. @n. harp Ety/ 77, /5D>gar- v. to hold, ha)e Ety/ 9gara$ ?ngara$ @n. $ol! Ety/ 77 See also drauggardh n. 1. bounded or deGned region 2. by e%t. $orld

=J/1garn n. o$n, property Ety/ 9garth n. !ort, !ortress Ety/ 9 gartha- v. to de!end

gas n. hole, gap Ety/ Q7gasdil n. PstopgapP, na"e o! a diacritic sign used to

indicate that g had been lenited to 'ero

Ety/ Q1,Ety/ Q7 gasOd lgath n. ca)ern Ety/ Q8gathrod n. ca)e Ety/ Q8 gathOgr d ? 0T?;@@gaud n. de)ice, contri)ance, "achine Ety/ Q8gaul ?ngaul @n. $ol!-ho$l Ety/ 77gaur ?ngaur @n. $ere$ol! Ety/ 77 See also gaurhoth,

gaurwaith

gaurhoth ?ngaurhoth @n. class pl. of gaur , group o! $ere$ol)es FotR/IIBI gaurOhoth P$ol!-hostgaurwaith ?ngaurwaith @n. class pl. of gaur , $ol!-"en

T/8Q, T/6 gaurOg$aithgavar n. an 0)ar, one o! the 0)ari E/ 7gaw n. )oid Ety/ Q8gaw- ?ngaw @v. to ho$l Ety/ 77, /gawa- v. to disguise, !alsi!y ? E/ 7@

5geil pl. gl n. star, bright spark Ety/ Q8, T/1QB Q Seealso gil


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gelia- ?ngelia -@v. to learngelir n. "erry, happy, gay person SD/ 6-gell n.


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glaer n. long lay, narrati)e poe" Ety/ Q6, T/1QB Q=ritten glEr ?$ith ae-ligature@ in the -tymologies ,rectiGed here according to T/1QB Q

glaew n. sal)e Ety/ 96gla" ? N. gla"" , gla"b @ n. 1. barbarous speech,

shouting, con!used noise 2. din, uproar, the con!used yelling and bello$ing o! beasts !. by e%t.,as a coll.noun, any body o! Hrcs Ety/ Q8, Ety/ 77, =J/ 6 ,=J/1 9

gla"hoth n. class pl. of gla" , barbaric host o! Hrcs Ety/ Q8, Ety/ 91, Ety/ 77, T/ 6, T/Q1, =J/ 6 gla"Ohoth Pthe dinhorde, the yelling hordeP

gla"og n.sing.of gla" an Hrc, Pa yelling oneP =J/ 6gla"or ? N. gla"br @n. echo Ety/ Q8gla"ren adj. echoing Ety/ Q8>gl&n I adj. bright, shining $hite &urunFr ()Gn T/ 6

The $ord is deduced !ro" its "utated !or", but it is$orth "entioning that a ste" 0F 5 PbrightP, $ithglan PdaylightP ?and later PclearP@ as deri)ati)e, is listedin the -tymologies ?not included in the published te:t,but see T/1QB @. %ost o! the $ords "eaning P$hitePin the Indo-European languages co"e !ro" the originalnotion o! PbrightnessP, e.g. reek leukHs P$hiteP iscognate $ith Fatin lucere Pto shineP, lu% PlightP. Thisassociation o! sense is also !ound in no"ish, E/ B 6?glan Pclean, pureP, !ro" PbrightP originally@ and inEarly 5oldorin ? E/ B 11, glann PcleanP@. Thesi"ilarity $ith =elsh glan ?$here the )o$el,incidentally, is also long, though this is concealed by=elsh orthographic con)ention@ is also striking

gl&n II n. he", border ? of te%tile and other hand madethings @ T/1 B8

glanas n.abst.of gl&n I purity, by e%t . innocencegland ? N. glann @n. boundary ;landuin, ;lanhFr T/ 91,

T/ 8, T/11 , T/1 B8, /5Dglandagol n. boundary "ark T/1 B8, 8 glandOtagolglass n.


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glaur n. golden light ? of the golden tree )aurelin @Ety/ Q8, Ety/ 98

>glavra- v. to babble Ety/ Q8glavrol

part.

of

glavra-

, babbling

Ety/ Q8glaw n. radiance Ety/ 9glawar n. sunlight, radiance ? of the golden tree )aurelin @

Ety/ 98, T/1QB Qgleina- v. to bound, enclose, li"it T/1 B8, T/1 B 8

This entry should perhaps read gleinia , c!. T/1 B 8,note

gl n. honey Ety/ 96gln ? N. glnn @n. glea", glint ? usually of +ne slender but

bright shafts of light, particularly applied to light of eyes @ =J/ 7, S/1

gling n. "usicglinga- v. to hang, dangle Ety/ Q6, Ety/ 96, T/1QB Q, 7glinnel n. El!, one o! the Teleri =J/ 78, =J/ 8Q

glind?PteleriP@Oelglintha- v. to glance at =J/ 7

glinui n. honey-bee ?gl -nui@glr n. song, poe", lay Ety/ Q6glir- v. to sing, trill, to recite a poe" Ety/ Q6, Ety/ 96,

T/1QB Q The !or" glin in the -tymologies is a"isreading according to T/1QB Q

glirvaeron n. song$riter ?lit. M"aker o! songsN@glirO"aeron

glist n. sugarglithui adj. ?unkno$n "eaning@ T/118, =J/ 8 , =J/ 89gloss adj. sno$-$hite, da''ling-$hite Ety/ Q6, R EH/7 ,

T/1 B 8gl#dh n. soap Ety/ 96go- ? N. gwa- @pref. together Ety/ 66, =J/ 97gobel n. $alled house or )illage, to$n Ety/ 8gobennas n. history Ety/ 99 go-Opennasgobennathren adj. historical Ety/ 99 gobennathO-

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gobeth ? N. gwabeth @n. sentence ?goOpeth, a $ordcollection@

g%dhel n. PDeep El!P or P no"eP, one o! the =ise +olk =J/ 91, =J/ 76 go?lodh@OZdhel, or HS >$fdelo

g%dhelli" n. class pl. of g%dhel PDeep El)esP orP no"esP, the =ise +olk =J/ 91 gZdhelOri"

Agodre$ ? N. godrebh @adv. through together T0I/ Q go-Otre-Obe, HS >$otrebe, 3E >$o-tere-be ?V@

goe n. terror, great !ear %/ 9goeol adj. dread!ul, terri!ying %/ 9gohena- v. to !orgi)e ? with person forgiven as object8 @

T/11B 6 See also dihena-golas n. !oliage, collection o! lea)esgol$ n. branch ?o! a tree, or plant@ Ety/ Q6goll ?ngoll @adj. $ise Ety/ 77gollor ?ngollor @n. "agician Ety/ 77golodh ?ngolodh @n. sage, lore-"aster. In older Sindarin

this re!erred to a PDeep El!P or P no"eP, one o! the=ise +olk ?5oldor@ Ety/ 77, S/1 , =J/ 91

golodhri" ?ngolodhri" @ n.class pl. of golodh DeepEl)es, no"es Ety/ 77, =J/ golodhOri"

goloth ? N. gwaloth @n. inUorescence, a head o! s"allUo$ers T/1 B 8

golovir ?ngolovir, golodhvir N. @n. Sil"aril Ety/ 7 golodhO" r P oldo-


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gonod- v. to count, count up, reckon, su" up Ety/ 78,Ety/ 66, T/19B9

gonodlaeras n. "athe"atics ?gonod-OlaerOas@

gor- v. to $arn, counselgorbedui adj. only to be said $ith horror ? E/ 7@gor$ n. i"petus, )igour Ety/ Q6gorgor ?ngorgor @n. e:tre"e horror, terror, haunting !ear

=J/1 Q, R3/ 1- Qgorn adj. i"petuous Ety/ Q6gorog ?ngorog @n. horror =J/1 Qgoroth ?ngoroth @n. horror Ety/ 77

gorth ?ngorth @I n. horror =J/1 Q>gorth II n. a dead person ABaith C @ui (NgorthrimR3/Q 9, gyrth Fetters/1 7

gorthad ?ngorthad @n. barro$ FotR/0?iii@, %/ 61gorthO-sad Pplace o! the deadP

gortheb ?ngortheb @adj. horrible =J/1 Q>gorthri" n. class pl. of gorth II , the dead ABaith C

@ui (Ngorthrim R3/Q 9

gost n. dread Ety/ Q6gosta- v. to !ear e:ceedingly Ety/ Q6gowest n. contract, co"pact, treaty Ety/ 67, Ety/ 66

go-Og$estgraw n. bear T/17B See also broggroga- v. to !eel terror =J/1 Qgrond n.Mil. club Ety/ 81, /5Dgroth ?ngroth @n. 1. ca)e, tunnel, large e:ca)ation 2.

del)ing, underground d$elling =J/1 Q, S/1 , T/19Bgruin adj. ruddy Ety/ 81gruitha- v. to terri!y =J/1 Q>g#d ?ng#d @ n. !oe 'huringud =J/ Q9g#l ?g#l @ n. 1. "agic lore, long study ? being used mostly of

secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by arti+cers who made wonderful things @ 2. by e%t.,

per)erted or e)il kno$ledge, sorcery, necro"ancy

Ety/ 77, S/1 , %R/ Q , =J/ 8

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guldur ?nguldur @n. ?dark@ sorcery gWlOdWrg#r I n. heart ? in the moral sense @, counsel T/1 B , Qg#r ?ng#r @ II n. death Ety/ 77

guren n. "y heart T/1 B

0pparently the $ord g#r I $ith a su#i:ed possessi)e. See la""en !or a si"ilar!or" gWrO-en

4ur$annor n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala %andosgurth/guruth ?ngurth, nguruth @ n. death S/1 ,

T/ 6, T/Q1 Ety/ 77>guruthos ?nguruthos @n. the shado$ o! death, death-

horror di nguruthos FotR/I B , R EH/7 , Fetters/ 78Agwachaedir ? N. gwahaedir @n. seeing-stone, palant`r

;wahaedir %/ 89 g$a-OhaeOtirngwador pl. gwedeir n.masc. brother ? especially used of

those not brothers by blood, but sworn brothers or associates @ Ety/ 61

>gwaeda- v. to en!old T/19Bgwaedh n. bond, troth, co"pact, oath Ety/ 67gwael n. gull =J/1 8 see also "aen , " lgw&n adj. !air and pale ? E/ 7@ see also bain>gwaen adj. stained garwaen S/ 78gwaeren adj. $indy T/1 B Q $ae$O-rengwaeron n. %arch ?"onth@ FotR/Dgwaew n. $ind Ety/ 87>gwain pl. >gwn adj. ne$ Narwain 9NarvinyI: FotR/D,

3!. Ety/ 66gwaith ?gweith N. @n. 1. "anhood 2. by e%t., "an po$er,

troop o! able-bodied "en, host, regi"ent, people !. by e%t., region, $ilderness Ety/ 68, T/19B , /E

gwaloth n. blosso", collection o! Uo$ers Ety/ 7 , T/1QB 6 This !or" replaced deleted goloth in the"anuscript o! 'he -tymologies , see T/1QB 6. Thedeleted !or" is ho$e)er also later attested in T/1 B 8=e "ust also consider that go- replaced gwa- . Seegoloth

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gwann adj. departed, dead Ety/ 67>gwanna- v. to depart, !ade, die ?!or El)es@ Ety/ 67 See

also r-gwanod

n.

tale, nu"ber

Ety/ 78Agwanu ? N. gwanw @n. death ? act of dying, not death as astate or abstract @ Ety/ 67, /=

gwan#n n. a pair o! t$ins =J/ 97 See also gwanuniggwanunig n.sing. of gwan#n , a t$in ? one of a pair of

twins @ =J/ 97gwanur n. 1. a pair o! t$ins 2. brother or kins"an,

kins$o"an Ety/ 78, Ety/ 6 , T/19B9, FotR/0?i)@gwarth n. betrayer Ety/ 67gwass n. stain Ety/ 67gwastar n. hu""ock Ety/ 88, Ety/ 66 g$a-Oth\rgwath n. 1. shade, shado$, di" light 2. stain Ety/ 67,

S/1 .>gwatha- v. to soil, stain Ety/ 67gwathel n. fem. sister, associate Ety/ 6gwathra- v. to o)ershado$, di", )eil, obscure T/1 B6

gwathren adj. shado$y, di" -red Jethrin S/1 , T/1 B6>gwathui adj. shado$y ;wathuirim %/gwathuiri" n.class pl. of gwathui The Dunlendings or

eople o! Dunland %/ g$athuiOri" Pshado$ypeopleP

gwaun n. goose Ety/ 67, /gwaur adj. soiled, dirty Ety/ 67

gwedh n. bond

Ety/ 67>gwedh- v. to bind Ety/ 67, /5D gwe$ n. louse

Agwelu ?gwelw N. @n. air ?as substance @ Ety/ 68, /=gwelwen n. air, lo$er air ? distinct from the upper air of the

stars, or the outer @ Ety/ 68 g$eluO"engwend I n. bond, !riendship Ety/ 67- 68, /5Dgwend II ? N. gwenn @n. f. "aiden Ety/ 68, /5D

gweneth n. )irginity Ety/ 68

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gwen n n. pl. t$ins %/ Q , %/ 9Q See also gwan#n>gweria- v. to betray, cheat Ety/ 67gwest n. oath Ety/ 67

>gwesta- v. to s$ear Ety/ 67>gwethion der.pl. of gwath -redwethion TI/ 1Q,Ety/ 76, Ety/ 67

gw n. net, $eb Ety/ 68 gwb n. penis

gwilith n. air ?as a region @ Ety/ 68gwilwileth n. 1. butterUy 2. the constellation 3assiopeia

Ety/ 68

>gwn n. $ine, )ine Dorwinion FotR/%ap,F4/ , 9, 7, , FR/ 1, 8, ;/I see also gwiniongwing n. 1. spindri!t, Uying spray 2. !oa" ? properly a

5ying spume or spindrift blown oK wavetops @ Ety/ 68, %/ 6

gwinig n.dim. Plittle babyP, play na"e o! the little Gnger T/18B9, 9- 7

>gwinion Fand o! $ine Dorwinion FotR/%ap,F4/ , 9, 7, , FR/ 1, 8, ;/I

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7ha pl. hain Doriathrin.pron.7rd it Ety/ 8Q, FotR/IIBI ,

/EI

hab- v. to clothe Ety/ 9habad n. shoe Ety/ 89, T/Errata, /EI The "eaning

PshoreP in Ety/ 89 should actually read PshoeP, see T/Errata and Fa"bengol"or/7 Q.

hach n. ha"s, buttocks>had- v. to hurl Ety/ 9h&dh n. rch.?oet. ?V@ clea)er Ety/ 86hadhod n. D$ar! =J/ 88, =J/1 1hadhodri" n. class pl. of hadhod the D$ar)es ? as a race @

=J/ 88 hadhodOri"hadlath ? N. haglath @n.Mil. sling Ety/ 9 , Ety/ 98, /TFhador n.Mil. thro$er ? of spears and darts @ Ety/ 9 ,

=J/ 1hadron n.masc.Mil. thro$er ? of spears and darts @

Ety/ 9hae adj. !ar, re"ote, distant ;wahaedir %/ 89,

T/1QB7aerast n. the +ar Shore, the east coast o! 0"an E/ 7haered n. re"ote distance, the re"ote na chaered

FotR/IIBI, R EH/7 chaered *. soft mut.haeron adj. !ar, re"ote, distant %/ 7haew n. custo", habit Ety/ 91, T/1QBha$- v. to sit T/1QBAhair n. and adj. le!t ?hand@ Ety/ 9Q, /EIh&l n. Gsh T/1QB See alsoli" III>hal- v. to li!t T/1QBhal$ n. seashell Ety/ 86hall I adj. e:alted, high Ety/ 9hall II adj. )eiled, hidden, shado$ed, shady Ety/ 89 hallas n.abst.of hall I heighthaltha- v. to screen Ety/ 89ha" n. chair T/1QB

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>heb- v. to retain, keep, do not gi)e a$ay or release, keephold o! Lkhep T/1 B9

hel- v. to !ree'e ? E/ 7@helch

n.

bitter cold

Ety/ 91heledh n. glass S/1heledir n. kingGsher ?bird@ Ety/ 9 , Ety/ 89, Ety/ 61

PGsh-$atcherPheleg n. ice Ety/ 91 helegren adj. icy ?helegO-ren@heleth n. !ur, !ur-coat Ety/ 89hel$ n. !ur Ety/ 89

helin n. pansy helinil n. )iolet

hell adj. naked Ety/ 89 7elluin n. Sirius, a blue starheltha- v. to strip Ety/ 89, T/19B 1 The !or" helta in

the -tymologies is a "isreading according to T/19B 1h0n I pl. hn n. child ?mostly used as a pre+% in

patronymics or metronymics @ =J/1hen II pl. Ahin n. eye Ety/ 91, FotR/IIBI , =R/ 8,

/5D See also hent >heneb adj. o! eye, eyed, ha)ing eyes maecheneb

Psharp-eyedP, =J/ 7>henia- v. to understand Ety/ 9 henna- v. to read ?silently, to onesel!@ see also tengwa-henneth n. $indo$ S/1 8hent n.dual pl. of hen II , the t$o eyes ? referring to one

person(s eyes @ T/1QB her- v. to pray>herdir n. masc. "aster i &herdir SD/ 6- h rOd r>heria- v. to begin suddenly and )igorously Ety/ 91,

T/1QB The !or"s heno , h no in the -tymologiesare "isreadings according to T/1QB

heron n. masc. "aster T/1QBherth n.Mil. household, troop under a Ph rP ?"aster, lord@

Ety/ 91

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herven ? N. hervenn @ n. masc. husband Ety/ Q ,Ety/ 91, /5D1 h rObenn

herves ? N. hervess @n. fem. $i!e Ety/ Q , Ety/ 91 h rObess

>her n n. fem. lady Boheryn S/1 9 h rOd hest n. captainAhethu ? N. hethw @adj. !oggy, obscure, )ague Ety/ 91,

/=>hl n. heir -luchFl %/ 96hi" I adj. 1. stead!ast, abiding 2. as an adverb,

continually Ety/ 91hi" II adj. cool S/1 hi"ia- v. to stick to, adhere to ?C. hi"ya@ hir- v. to Gndhr n. masc. "aster, lord Ety/ 91, S/1 , SD/ 6- ,

Fetters/ 8 , F4/ Q1, T/1QBhiril n. fem. lady Ety/ 91hth ? N. hith @n. "ist, !og Ety/ 91, S/1hithlain n. "ist-thread ? a substance used by the -lves of

)othlHrien to make strong ropes @ FotR/IIB III,FotR/Inde: h thOlainAhithu ? N. hithw @n. !og Ety/ 91, /=hithui n. and adj. 1. !oggy, "isty 2. as a noun, the

"onth o! 5o)e"ber FotR/Dhw adj. sticky, )iscous Ety/ 91ho pl. Ah n Doriathrin pron. 7rd m. he Ety/ 8Q, /

h* n. o$l

hobas n. harbourage Ety/ 91 abst. of h#bhol- v. to closehollen pp. closed @en 2ollen FotR/ BI , R3/QQhoneg n.masc. dim. of hawn , 1. Plitte brotherP, play na"e

gi)en to the "iddle Gnger T/18B9, 9- 7 i)en ashonig in T/17B 1, but see T/18B 7 n. !or discussion

horn adj. dri)en under co"pulsion, i"pelled Ety/ 91hortha- v. to urge on, speed Ety/ 91

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hoth n. host, cro$d, horde ? nearly always in a bad sense @ Ety/ 91, S/1

h# n. dog Ety/ 91h#b

n.

ha)en, harbour, s"all land-locked bay

Ety/ 91

hobas N. n. abst.h#d n. asse"bly Ety/ 91 huia- v. to urge on

huith n. se: ?intercourse@h#l n. cry o! encourage"ent in battle Ety/ 89h#n n. heart ? physical @ Ety/ 91 hunna- v. to thunder ?C. hunda@

huorn n. tree, $ith a spirit or heart FoTR h#r n. readiness !or action, )igour, Gery spirit Ety/ 91hw3 n. bree'e ? E/ 7@hwand ? N. chwand , chwann @ n. sponge, !ungus

Ety/ 88, /5D , /;=Ahwest ? N. chwest @n. pu#, breath, bree'e Ety/ 88,

/;= hwesta- v. to pu# ?C. h$esta-@Ahwn ? N. chwn @n. giddiness, !aintness Ety/ 88, /;=Ahwind ? N. chwind , chwinn @adj. t$irling, $hirling

Ety/ 88, /5D , /;=Ahwinia- v. to t$irl, $hirl, eddy Ety/ 88Ahwiniol part. of hwinia- , $hirling, giddy, !antastic

Ety/ 88

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Ii pl. in art. and pron. rel. 1. the 2. $ho/that/$hich/$ho"

Ety/ 9 , SD/ 6- , Fetters/ 8, Fetters/1 7

i& ? N. ia @n. 1. gul! 2. abyss, )oid Ety/1 , S/1 ,Fetters/ 8>iach n. !ord, crossing rossiach S/ 8 , /rithiach S/ 89,

&irith Ninniach S/ 87iaeth n. neck Ety/1iaew n. "ocking, scorn Ety/1 ia$ n. !ruitiag- v. to ya$n, gape ? E/ 7@ial n. a call, a cry T/19Bialla- v. to call T/19Biant n. bridge Ety/1 , S/1Aianu ? N. ianw @n. yoke Ety/1 , /= It originally

"eant PbridgeP in the -tymologies , but $as apparentlys$itched $ith iant

i&r n. blood Ety/1 see also agar , seregiarwain adj. old-young 9that is old, but yet still very

vigorous: FotR/IIBII, R3/ 8 El)ish na"e o! To"4o"badil, rendered as PoldestP in FotR, PIar$ain K old- young, presu"ably as !ar as anybody re"e"bered, hehad al$ays looked "uch the sa"e, old but )ery

)igorousP iaurO>g$ain ias conj. $herei&th ? N. iath @n. !ence S/1 , =J/ 7 , =J/ 78iathri" n.class pl. of i&th , El)es o! Doriath =J/ 78

i\thOri"iau I pl. iui n. corn Ety/ 66 see also iavas iau II n. ra)ine, cle!t, gul! Ety/1 , T/19B iaul n. catiaun n. holy place, !ane, sanctuary Ety/1 C y[naiaur adj. 1. ancient, old, original 2. older, !or"er

Ety/ Q8, Ety/ 66, S/1 , T/ 81iavas n.abst of iau I , season o! autu"n FotR/D

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idh n. s"all Uydh n. rest, repose =J/1Aidhor n. thought!ulness Ety/ 9 , /

idhra- v. to ponderdhra- v. to desire ? E/ 7@idhren adj. pondering, $ise, thought!ul Ety/ 9Aidhrinn ? N. idhrind @n. year Ety/ 8 , Ety/1 , /5D1

nOrind idra- v. to )alue, pri'e

iell n.fem. 1. daughter 2. girl, "aid Ety/ 8Q, Ety/1 Stated to be an alteration o! sell , re"odelled a!ter ion

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i"rath n. long narro$ )alley $ith a road or $atercourserunning through it length$ise T/19Q, R3/QQ8 i"Orath

i"u adj. sa"e, identical ?i"O-ya@n I adj. poss. re5e%ive o$n ? referring to the subject @

SD/ 6-n II n. year Ety/1 see also nias inc n. guess, idea, notion Ety/ 9ind ? N. inn @n. inner thought, "eaning, heart Ety/ 9 ,

/5D See also innasinde"" n. )ision ?"ind picture@ indOe"" ? E/ 7@

ing n. i"agination inga- v. to guessinge" adj. old ?of person, in mortal senseO decrepit,

suKering from old age @ Ety/ Q8, Ety/ 66, Ety/1 5e$ $ord coined by the El)es a!ter "eeting $ith %en nOge" Pyear-sickP

ingwil n. eelnias n.abst.of n II , annals Ety/1

inil n. lily inn n. grandchild, descendant ?C. indyo@innas n.abst.of ind , $ill T/11B , 9Ainu ? N. inw @adj. !e"ale Ety/ 9 , /=io ? N. ia @adv. ago Ety/ 66

iol n. la"b>i*l n. $ash, Uood-$ater 6nodiPl R3/ 1, T/18Bion/i*n ? N. iond , ionn @n. m. 1. son 2. by e%t., scion, "ale

descendant Ety/1 , %R/ 7 , /5D , /5D ,%/ 6 , 69ionnath n.coll.of ion , all the sons SD/ 6-Aiphant ? N. i$ant @adj. aged, ha)ing li)ed long, old ? with no

connotation of weakness @ Ety/ Q8, Ety/1 , T/19B , / ; nOpant Pyear-!ullP

ir conj. $hen/$hile F4/ Q1 This $ord is not translatedby Tolkien

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rui adj. desirableist n. lore, kno$ledge Ety/ 9>ista- v. to ha)e kno$ledge Ety/ 9 , T/1QB 8

istanna- v. to gi)e kno$ledge, to teach ?istOanna-@ Seealso goltha-istui adj. learned Ety/ 9ithil n. the ?!ull@ %oon, lit. *The Sheen* Ety/ 9 , Ety/ 8Q,

Ety/ 6 , FotR/E, F4/ Q1, R3/ithildin n. a sil)er-colored substance, $hich "irrors only

starlight and "oonlight FotR/IIBI ithilOtinuP"oon-starP

ithron n. $i'ard

T/118, Fetters/118iuith n. use Ety/1>iuitha- v. to e"ploy, to use Ety/1 , T/19Bi#l n. e"bers Ety/1 ivann n. a Sindarin !or" o! the na"e o! the ala ]a)annaivanneth n. Septe"ber ?"onth@ FotR/D>ivor n. crystal vorwen FotR/0?)@ ?V@ %S >i r, HS

>i"re ?I-%IR, aug"ented !or" o! " r Pivren adj. o! crystal, crystalline S/ 6 , =J/8Q

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8>laba- v. to hop )abadal T/9 laboth n. hare, rabbit

labu" n. dru"Alach ? N. lhach @n. ?leaping@ Ua"e S/1 , /F;>lacha- v. to Ua"eAlachenn n. Deep El! ?*indarin name for the Noldor @

=J/ 81, /5D1 lachOhend PUa"e-eyedPlad n. plain, )alley S/1Aladen ? N. lhaden @adj. open, cleared Ety/ 98, /F;Alae ? N. lhae @n. great nu"ber T/1QB 7, /F;Alaeb ? N. lhaeb , lhoeb @adj. !resh Ety/ 98, T/1QB 9,

/HE, /F;Alaeg I ? N. lhaeg , lhoeg @adj. keen, sharp, acute

Ety/ 97, T/1QB Q, /HE, /F;laeg II adj. P)iridisP, !resh and green Fetters/ 8 ,

Fetters/ 8 Seldo" used ?replaced by calen @ laegnas n.abst.of laeg I sharpness, keennesslaegel n. a reen El! =J/ 8Q laegO-ellaegri" n. class pl. of laegel , the people o! the reen

El)es =J/ 8Q laegelOri"laer I n. season o! su""er FotR/Dlaer II ? N. lhaer @n. song, long lay )aer &< /eleg S/1 9,

T/1QB 8, /F;Alaes ? N. lhaes @n. baby Ety/ 97, /F;Alaew ? N. lhaew @adj. !re uent, "any T/1QB 7, /F;Alagor ? N. lhagr @pl. Alegrin ? N. lhegrin @adj. s$i!t, rapid

Ety/ 97, T/1QB Q, Teng$estie/ Q 8, /F;Alain I ? N. lhein , lhain @adj. !ree, !reed Ety/ 98, /F;>lain II n. thread hithlain FotR/IIB III, FotR/Inde:lalaith n. laughter S/1 9 %S >lalei, C lala- PlaughPlal$ pl. lel$ n. el"-tree Ety/ 18Alalorn n. el"-tree Ety/ 97, /F; lal!Oornlalven n. el"-tree Ety/ 18

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la" I ? N. lha"b , lha" @n. physical tongue Ety/ 97,=J/ 61, /F;

la" II n. language or dialect o! a particular country orpeople =J/ 61

la"ath n.coll. of la" I , echoing )oices %/ 16 la"daen n. consonant Mtongue-signN ?C. la"beteng$X@ la""ad n. )oicela""as n. abst. of la" II , account o! tongues FR/ 97,

=J/ 9, =J/ 6 , /F;la""en n. "y tongue ?la"O-en@ FotR/IIBI , E/ 7See

guren !or a si"ilar !or"lanc I n. naked T/1 8Alanc II ? N. lhanc @n. throat Ety/ 97, /F;lanc III n. sharp edge ? not of tools @, sudden end ?as a cliK

edge, or the clean edge of things made by hand or built @ T/1 B8

Aland I ? N. lhand @adj. open space, le)el Ety/ 98, /F;,/5D

land II ? N. lhand , lhann @adj. $ide, broad )androvalFotR/ IBI , Ety/ 97, /F;, /5D

Alang n.Mil. cutlass, s$ord Ety/ 97, /F; lann n. tissue, cloth ?C lannX@Alant I n. clearing in !orest Ety/ 98, /F;>lant II . n. !all )anthir S/1 9, %/ 16 C lantalanthir n. $ater!all S/1 9, %/ 16 lantOs r P!alling

strea"P lar n. !at, grease

lar- v. to hearAlasbelin ? N. lhasbelin @n. season o! autu"n Ety/ 99-

97, /F; lassOpelin Plea! $itheringPlass ? N. lhass @n. lea! Ety/ 97, Fetters/ 8 , T3/ 96,

/F;>lasta- v. to listenAlath ? N. lhath @n. thong o! leather Ety/ 98, /F; latha- v. to surpass ?C. lahta@

Alathra- ? N. >lhathra- @v. to listen in, ea)esdrop Ety/ 98,/F;

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Alathrada- ? N. lhathrada- @v. to listen in, ea)esdrop Ety/ 98, /F;

Alathron ? N. lhathron @n. hearer, listener, ea)esdropper Ety/ 98, /F;

laub n. shirt, tunicAlaug ? N. lhaug @adj. $ar" Ety/ 98, /F; lausta- v. to "ake a rushing, roaring noise ?generally o!

$ind@Alav- ? N. >lha$- @v. to lick Ety/ 97, /F;lavan n. ani"al ? usually applied to four footed beasts, and

never to reptiles or birds @ =J/ 88, =J/1 9 see alsocel$

Alaws ? N. lhaws @n. hair ringlet Ety/ 7 , /F;le pron. Qnd to thee ? reverential @ FotR/IIBI, FotR/I B ,

R EH/7 -7 , Fetters/ 78, F4/ Q1lebdas n. inde: Gnger T/18BQleben ? N. lheben @adj. num. card. G)e Ety/ 98, T0I/ Q ,

T/1 B 1- Q, T/17B , T/17B 1, T/18B9, /F;lebenedh n. "iddle Gnger T/18BQlebent n. ring Gnger T/18BQleber n. Gnger T/17B , - 1, T/18BQ Replacedlebedlebethron n. a tree - a black ondorian hard-$ood ?gro$n

in Ithilien@ that $as used by the $ood$rights o! ondor FotR/I B II, FotR/ IB , =R/ 79 In the original"anuscript, one o! the earlier ?re


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e:planations !or it, including the possible adaptation o! a D$ar)ish na"e into Sindarin, but he apparently ne)erreached a deGniti)e solution.

lhussa- v. to $hisper ?SF S, C lussa-@>li$ n. link molif Phand-linkP T/17B9 ligu" n . candle lilth n. dance liltha- v. to danceli" I adv. s$i!t, s$i!tly noro lim FotR/IB II, E/ 7

ntranslated in FotR, but conGr"ed in E/ 7li" II adj. clear, sparkling, light =J/ 7

Ali" III ? N. lhi" @n. Gsh Ety/ 96, /F; See also h&lAli"lug ? N. lhi"lug @ n. Gsh-dragon, sea-serpent Ety/ 7 , /F; li"OlhWg

Ali""ida- v. to "oisten Ety/ 96, /F;Ali"p ? N. lhi"p @adj. $et Ety/ 96, /F; li"raedor n. Gsher"anln I adj. poss. Qnd thy ?reverential @ T/11B , 1Aln II ? N. lhn @n. pool Ety/ 96, /F;Alind ? N. lhind , lhinn @n. air, tune Ety/ 96, /F;, /5D

ling adj. purple lingui n. hyacinth

>liniath n. coll. of ln , pools 2ithliniath =J/ 61>linna- v. to sing linnathon FotR/IIBIlinnod n. 1. ?V@ a single )erse used as a "a:i" 2. ?V@ a

chant o! a certain "etrical type, $here each ?hal!-@)erseis co"posed o! se)en syllables FotR/0?i)@ HSV>lindot- ?singulati)e@ or lind ?linn@ O od?og@ Pchant o! se)enP

Alr I ? N. lhr @n. ro$, range Ety/ 96, /F;Alr II ? N. lhr @n. song, poe", lay T/1QB 8, /F; It is

probable this is a "utated )ersion o! glr >liria- v. to sing T/1QB 8 see also linna-lith n. ash, sand, dust Ety/ 96, S/1 1, T3/ 78lithui adj. ashen, ashy, o! ash, ash-coloured, dusty

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l* n. shallo$ lake, !enland T/ 9 , T/1 B8-lobor n. horse, !or $orking T/1QB 8 see also rochAloch ? N. lhoch @n. ringlet Ety/ 7 , /F;

Aloda- ? N. lhoda- @v. to Uoat Ety/ 7 , /F;loeg n. pool S/1 7, T/1Q , FotR/%aploen adj. soaking $et, s$a"ped T/1 BAlo" ? N. lho" @adj. $eary T/1QB 6, /F;lond n. 1. narro$ path or strait 2. by e%t., entrance to

harbour, land-locked ha)en Ety/ 18, Ety/ 7 , S/1 1,T/1Q , T/1 B , /F;, /5D

Along ? N. lhong @adj. hea)y Ety/ 7 , /F;

lonnath n. coll. of lond , ha)ens =R/ 61, =R/ 7Alorn ? N. lhorn @n. 1. uiet $ater 2. by e%t., anchorage,harbour T/1QB 6, /F;

loss n. sno$ ? especially fallen or long lying snow @ S/1 1, T/1 B 8, R EH/7

lossen adj. sno$y R EH/7 lossivor n. sno$Uake ?sno$-crystal@8ossoth n. class pl. of loss , the Sno$"en FotR/0,

R EH/7 lossOhothAlost ? N. lhost @adj. e"pty Ety/ 7 , /F; losta- v. to sleeploth ? N. lhoth @n. Uo$er, inUorescence, a head o! s"all

Uo$ers Ety/ 7 , F4/ Q1, T/1 B 8, /F; The nounis collecti)e, a single Uo$er being lotheg

lotheg n.sing. of loth , ?single@ Uo$er T/1 B 8 loth O-eg

lothlas n. petal ?Uo$er-lea!@lothod ? N. lhothod @n. alt. sing. of loth , ?single@ Uo$er T/1QB 6, /F; See lotheg

lothron n. the "onth o! %ay FotR/DAl# ? N. lh# @n. a ti"e, occasion Ety/ 7 , /F; lguil n. li!eti"e ?lWOcuil@8uien n. one o! the na"es gi)en to the ala FZrienluin adj. blue FotR ?"isc.@, S/1 1, T/ 6 , Ety/ 7 ,

T/18B 1

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>luithia- v. to uench uluithiad SD/9 l#l n. sapphire

Alu" ? N. lhu" @n. shade Ety/ 7 , /F;

Alu"ren ? N. lhu"ren @adj. shady Ety/ 7 , /F;Alunt ? N. lhunt @n. boat Ety/ 7 , /F;Al#th ? N. lh#th @n. spell, char" Ety/ 7 , /F;Altha- ? N. lhtha- @v. to enchant Ety/ 7 , /F;lg n. snake FotR/El tha- ? N. leutha @v. to pick up or out ? with the +ngers @

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9"a interj. good"&b n. a hand-!ull, co"plete hand ? with all +ve +ngers @

Ety/ 7 , T/1QB , T/17B9-7 "aba- v. to take, to grasp>"ad- v. to eat Ety/ 7

"adh n. "ud"adweg adj. gluttonous ? E/ 7@"ae adv. $ell FotR/IB II, Fetters/ 8"aecheneb adj. sharp-eyed =J/ 7 "aegOheneb"aed I adj. shapely %/ 99, T/1 B"aed II ? N. "oed @adj. handy, skilled, skil!ul Ety/ 7 ,

T/17B9, /HE "aeda- v. to !eed ?%0IT0@"aeg adj. sharp, piercing, penetrating, going deep in

so"ething S/1 1, =J/ 7 "aega- v. to knead, so!ten"ael I ? N. h"ael @n. and adj. 1. stain 2. stained

Ety/ 89"ael II ? N. "oel @n. lust Ety/ 7 , /HE"aelui ? N. "oelui @adj. lust!ul Ety/ 7 , /HE"aen adj. skilled, cle)er Ety/ 7 "aenas N. n. abst."aenas n.abst.of "aen , cra!t Ety/ 7"aer adj. use!ul, Gt, good ? of things @ Ety/ 7 "aeras n.abst.of "aer goodness, use!ulness"aeron n. "aker, a poet E/ 7

"aeth n. battle, Gght ? not of general host but of two or a few @ Ety/ 7"aetha- I v. to Gght Ety/ 7"aetha- II v. to handle, $ield, "anage, deal $ith

T/17B9"aethor n. $arrior Ety/ 7"aew n. gull Ety/ 7 see also gwael , " l"&$ n. pile, "ass o! rock or earth ? E/ 7@ "aga- v. to !orge "etal ?C. "aca@

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"agol n.Mil. s$ord Ety/ 7"agor n.Mil. s$ords"an Menelvagor FotR/E, =J/ 1"aidh adj. pale, !allo$, !a$n Ety/ 7 , /EI

"ain adj. num. ord. Grst, ?only in the sense of @ pri"e,chie!, pre-e"inent T/1 B , T/1 B Q "aitha- v. to rape, ra)ish ? E/ @ "al n. "oth ?C "alo@"&l n. pollen, yello$ po$der Ety/ 89, /EI"alen adj. yello$ Ety/ 89"allen ? N. "althen @adj. o! gold, golden Ety/ 89,

R3/9 Q, T/19B 1, Teng$estie/ 7

"aligon n. a"ber"allorn ? rch. "alhorn @n. golden tree o! FothlZrien

S/1 Q, FotR/IIBI , T/1 B 7, Teng$estie/ 7 "altOorn Ptree o! goldP

"allos n. a golden Uo$er T/1Q , Fetters/ 18 "altOlos PUo$er o! goldP

"aloglin n. da#odil ? E/ 7@"alt n. gold ?as metal @ Ety/ 89, T/19B 1, T/1 B 7,

Teng$estie/ 7A"alu ? N. "alw @adj. !allo$, pale Ety/ 89, /="an interrogative. pron. $hatV TF/ B 6"&n n. departed spirit Ety/ 7"anadh n. 1. doo", Gnal end, !ate, !ortune 2. by e%t.

Gnal bliss Ety/ 7 "anen interrogative. pron. ho$V

"ang n. butter"ann n. !ood T/1Q "ar interrogative pron. $henV "artha- v. to chance, destine ?C. "arta@ "as interrogative. pron. $hereV>"atha- v. to stroke, !eel, handle Ety/ 7"aur n. gloo" Ety/ 7"aw I n. rch. hand T/17B9"aw II ? N. h"aw @n. soil, stain Ety/ 89, T/19B 1


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A"edli ? N. "egli @n.Sool. bear Ety/ 96, Ety/ 7 , /DF "ad-Ogl Phoney-eaterP

A"edlin ? N. "eglin @adj. honey-eater, bear-like Ety/ 96,/DF

>"edui adj. last na vedui, rvedui FotR/IB II, FotR/0?i)@"egil n.Mil. s$ord Ety/ 7 The $ord $as struck out

in the -tymologies , but is $ell attested in lateco"pounds such as Mormegil or rvegil ?$ith regular"utation@. It is concei)ably the Sindarini'ed !or" o! Cuenya makil , coe:isting $ith "agol ?see tegil andtegol !or a si"ilar case@

>"egor adj. sharp-pointed Lmegr =J/ 7"ela- v. to lo)e T/1QB 1"elch adj. greedy Ety/ 7"eldir n. masc. !riend Ety/ 7 "ellOd r"eldis n. fem. !riend Ety/ 7 "ellOd s"eleth n. lo)e Ety/ 7 "elethor n. lo)er"elethril n. fem. lo)er Ety/ 7"elethron n. masc. lo)er Ety/ 7"ell adj. dear Ety/ 7"ellon n. !riend Ety/ 7 , FotR/IIBI , SD/ 6- ,

Fetters/1 1 "elph n. gooseberry

"eltha- v. to seduce"elui adj. lo)ely, s$eet FotR/ B III, T/1 B 8, R3/Q8

This $ord only occurs in the place na"e mloth Melui , a )ale $here roses gre$

"e pron. 1st pl. us ammen FotR/IIBI , F4/ Q1, tiro men T/1QB 7

"en I n. $ay, road T/ 8 "en- II v. to go"eneg adj. num. card. thousand. i)en the El)en

duodeci"al syste" this properly "eans ,7 8 Menegroth Pthousand ca)esP S/1 6

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"enel n. sky, high hea)en, Gr"a"ent, the region o! thestars FotR/IIBI, FotR/I B , F4/ Q1, R EH/7 ,

T/11B , - 1 "eneldaeg n. hori'on ?"enelOtaeg@9enelvagor n. the constellation o! Hrion, *sky s$ord*>"enniath n. coll. of "ent , 1. "any points 2. by e%t.,

range o! "ountains Mornvenniath TI/ 1,Fa"bengol"or/766

"ent n. point Ety/ 7 "entha- v. to send, cause to go"eren adj. !esti)e, gay,


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"in prep. in the ? referring to a gap, space, barrier or anything intervening between two other things @

Minhiriath FotR/%ap, T/17B , 1"n I pron.poss. 1st pl. our T/11B , , 8"n II ? N. "in @adj. num. card. one ? +rst of a series @

Ety/ 7 , T/1 B 1- Q, T/18B9 "ina prep. into ?"iOna@

A"inai ? N. "inei @adj. single, distinct, uni ue Ety/ 7 ,/EI

"inas n.abst. 1. to$er 2. by e%t., !ort, city $ith a citadeland central $atch-to$er Ety/ 7 , S/1 1, T/1 B 1

"indon n. 1. isolated hill, especially a hill $ith a $atchto$er 2. by e%t. to$er Ety/ 7 , Ety/ 6Q

"inib adj. num. card. ele)en T/18B9-8"iniel n. an El!, one o! the anyar =J/ 8 "inO-el

PGrst el!P"inla"ad n. *Grst )oiced* or *Grst-echoing*, alliterati)e ?V@

)erse "ode ?"inla"ad thent/estent@ T/ 19, =J/ ,=J/ Q The $ord is not translated by Tolkien. +or adiscussion o! its probable "eaning, re!er to 'olkien(s

)egendarium p. - "inl# n. once ?one ti"e@"inna- v. to enter"inui adj. num. ord. Grst T/1 B , T/1 B Q"inuial n. P"orro$di"P, the ti"e near da$n, $hen the

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>"ista- v. to stray Ety/ 7A"istad n. straying, error Ety/ 7 , /"ith I n. $hite !og, $et "ist Ety/ 7

"ith II adj. ?pale@ grey Ety/ 7 , S/1 1, T3/ 87>"ithren adj. o! grey T/1 9"ithril n. true-sil)er, a sil)er-like "etal FotR

"ithOrill Pgrey brillianceP"w adj. s"all, tiny, !rail T/1QB Q"oe adj. so!t Ety/ 7"oeas n.abst.of "oe , dough Ety/ 7"oli$ n. $rist T/17B9 Phand-linkP, "a$O>li!

"*r n. darkness, dark, night Ety/ 7 , Fetters/ 8"orben n. one o! the 0)ari or Easterlings in 4eleriand

=J/ 79- 77 "ornOpen, altered !ro" HS >"oripende>"orchant n. shado$ ? of objects, cast by light @, dark

shape S/1 , T/1 B6 "ornOcant Pdark shapeP"orgul n. black arts, sorcery, necro"ancy Ety/ 77,

S/1 , =J/ 8 , %R/ Q , R3/18 "ornOgWl Pdark "agicP

"orn adj. black, dark Ety/ 7 , Fetters/ 8 , Fetters/1 7,=J/ 98, =R/ , T/9Q"ornedhel n. Dark-El! =J/ 77, =J/ 8 "ornOedhel>"uda- v. to labour, toil Ety/ 7 "uia- v. to $hine, co"plain"uil n. drear -myn Muil R3/ 1"uin adj. dear Ety/ 71"uindor n. masc. dear brother Ety/ 61 "uinOt r"uinthel n. fem. dear sister Ety/ 6 "uinOth_l"#l n. sla)e, thrall Ety/ 7 "ul$ n. Gne Uour ?C. "ul"a@"und n. bull Fetters/1 -1" l n. gull =J/ 76- 8 , =J/1 8 see also gwael, "aew


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narcha- v. to rend Ety/ 71nardh n. knot Ety/ 87narn pl. nern n. a tale or a saga, that is told in )erse to be

spoken and not sung

Ety/ 71, =J/ , %R/ 7 , S/1 HS >narna, 3E >n arn\ PtoldPnarnvaeron n. author, "aker o! tales ?narnO"aeron@ narphen n. character o! a story ?narnOpen@>nartha- v. to kindle T/1QB 7>narthan n. beacon, signal Gre to noti!y o! the approach o!

an ene"y, lit MGre signN @ornarthan T/1 Bnaru ?narw N. @adj. red Ety/ 71, /=

naruvir n. ruby ?naruO" r@narwain n. the "onth o! January FotR/D naurOg$ainPne$ sunP

nass n. 1. point, ?sharp@ end 2. angle or corner Ety/ 7Q, T/1QB 7

nasta- v. to prick, point, stick, thrust Ety/ 7Q, T/1QB 7nath n. $eb Ety/ 7Qnathal n . guest ? E/ 7@

nathla - v. to $elco"e nathra- v. to $ea)e ?nathron@nathron n. $ea)er, $ebster Ety/ 7Qnaud adj. bound Ety/ 78naug n. and adj. 1. stunted, d$ar! 2. .as a noun, a D$ar!

Ety/ 7Q, =J/ 88, T/ , T/ 18 .naugol ? N. naugl @pl. nauglin n. dim. of naug , d$ar!

Ety/ 7Q

naugri" n. class pl. of naug , D$ar)es =J/ 88 naugOri"naur n. 1. Ua"e 2. Gre Ety/ 71, S/1 Q, FotR/IIBI nauth n. thought Ety/ 78, T/19B9nautha- v. to concei)e Ety/ 78naw pl. Anoe ? N. nui @n. idea Ety/ 78, /nawag pl. neweg N. ?neweig N. @n. D$ar! Ety/ 7Qnawb n. thu"b T/18BQ see also nobad


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ned prep. in, during ?$ith re!erence to ti"e@ SD/ 6- 0nother possible interpretationB Panother, one "oreP?related to C. net9e: @, T/17B1

neder adj. num. card. nine Ety/ 79, T/1 B Q, T/18B9,E/ 7B6Q

nederthil n. nonagon *nine points*nedh- pref. in, inside, "id- Ety/ 79 See also the

preposition ned , and the noun ened !or a discussion o! this !or"

Anedhu n. bolster, cushion Ety/ 78, /=>nedia- ? N. ndia- @v. to count Ety/ 78, T/19B9nedrui adj. num. ord. ninth T/1 B Qne$ prep. on this side o! FotR/IIBI, R EH/7:e$rast n. *;ither Shore*, the $estern"ost coast o!

%iddle-earthnegen adj. angular ? E/ 7@>neitha- v. to $rong, to depri)e Neithan T/1Q9neithan adj. depri)ed, $ronged T/1Q9n0l ? N. neleg @pl. nelig n. tooth Ety/ 79, =R/ ,

T/19Bnelchaenen adj. num. ord. thirtieth SD/ 6-neledh adj. num. card. three ?This $ord takes the !or"

nel- in a co"pound@ Ety/ 79, T0I Q , T/18B9>neledh- v. to enter T0I/ Q , ;F/77 ;a""ond and

Scull apparently understand this $ord as a deri)ati)e o! neledh PthreeP, hence their translation neledh neledhiPthree by threeP. ;o$e)er, $e ha)e sho$n in 2iswelHkI?third issue, pp. 71-78@ that this $ord is concei)ably a

)erb deri)ed !ro" FED Pto goP. The preG: ne alsooccurs in nestegi Pto insert, stick inP HS >ne- O ledi-Pto go intoP

nelest n. third ?!raction@ nel$ n. needlenell n. bell Ety/ 76nella- v. to sound ? of bells @ Ety/ 76, T/19B7nelladel n. ringing o! bells Ety/ 76 nelladO-elnelthil n. triangle Ety/ 79, Ety/ 6 nel-Otill

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nelui adj. num. ord. third T/1 B Qne" ? N. ne"b @n. nose Ety/ 79nen pl. nn n. 1. $ater ? used of a lake, pool or lesser river @

2. by e%t. $aterland

Ety/ 79, S/1 Q, T/1Q7,R3/ 7- 8 nen echui n. 3ui)ijniennend ? N. nenn @adj. $atery Ety/ 79, /5D

nenig n. drop o! $ater>nesta- v. to heal nestad =R/ 76- 8>nestadren adj. healing =R/ 8 nestadO-ren>nestag- v. to insert, stick in Ety/ 88

neta- v. to bleat ?o! sheep@neth I adj. young Ety/ 77neth II n. fem. 1. from nth II sister 2. girl ?in her teens,

approaching the adult @ T/17B 1- 9, , T/18B9nethig n.fem.dim. of neth II , Plitte sisterP, play na"e

gi)en to the ring Gnger T/17B 1, T/17B 8- 6, T/18B9, 7 +irst gi)en in the "anuscript as netheg in T/17B 1- Q, but see especially T/18B 7 n. !or

discussionniben adj. 1. s"all, petty 2. as a noun, little Gnger? -lvish play name used by and taught to children @S/1 Q, =J/ 88, =J/1 8, T/18B9

nd adj. da"p, $et, tear!ul Ety/ 79ndh n. honeyco"b T/1QB 8n$ n. !ront, !ace Ety/ 78niged n. little Gnger T/18BQ See also lebig

Ani""id- v. to $hiten Ety/ 78, /ni"p I ? N. ni"- @adj. pale, $hite Ety/ 78ni"p II adj. s"all and !rail T/18B 8nin pron. "e FotR/I B , R EH/7nn I adj. poss. 1st "y T/1 , T/11Bnn II n. tear Ety/ 79nn III adj. $et, $atery Nindalf T3/ 6Q, S/1 QAnind ? N. ninn @adj. slender Ety/ 78, /5D


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ninglor n. golden $ater-Uo$er, gladden T/ 8 -8 ,T/1Q n nOglaur P$ater goldP >ningloron

>ningloron der.pl. of ninglor )oeg Ningloron T/ 8 ,T/1Q

ningon n. lapis la'uli nnholch n. onion ?tear-root@ n nOsolch nnia- v. to $eepnniel adj. tear!ul Ety/ 79nni" n. sno$drop ?Uo$er@ Ety/ 97 n nOni"p P$hite

tearPninniach n. rainbo$ S/ 87 robably n n, >ninn- O

iach P$ater-!ordP See also eiliantnnui n. and adj. 1. $atery 2. as a noun, the "onth o! +ebruary FotR/D

niphred ? N. ni$red @n. pallor, !ear Ety/ 78, S/1 Q, / ;niphredil ? N. ni$redil @n. a pale $inter Uo$er, sno$drop

Ety/ 79, Ety/ 78, FotR/IIB I, Fetters/1 , / ; niphredO-il Plittle pallorP

nr n. tear, $eeping Ety/ 79

nrnaeth n. ?tear!ul@ la"entation

Ety/ 79

n rOnaethPtear-gnashingP niss n. !rostnth I n. youth Ety/ 77nth II n. fem. sister T/17B 1 See also thel, "uinthel nithren adj. !rostyno v. imp. of na- , beL T/11B , 1nobad n. dual pl. of nawb , the pair o! Gngers co"posed o!

the thu"b and the inde: ? grouped together as in theact of picking something @ T/18BQ, 9Anod- v. to tie, bind Ety/ 78, /noen adj. $ise, sensible T/19B6 n%$ n. "outh ?including the lips@nogoth n. D$ar!, lit. Pthe Stunted +olkP S/1 Q, =J/ 8,

=J/ 88, =J/1 8, =J/1nogotheg n. dim. of nogoth , lit. Pd$arUetP, a na"e o! the

etty-D$ar)es =J/ 88

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nogothri" n. class pl. of nogoth , D$ar!-!olk R EH/7Q,T/ 8, =J/ 88 nogothOri"

>nor- v. 1. to run 2. by e%t., to ridenordh n.

cord

Ety/ 87norn adj. 1. t$isted, knotted, crabbed, contorted 2. hard Ety/ 87

nornwaith n. class pl. of norn the D$ar)es %R/6 ,%R/ 9 nornOg$aith

noroth n. giant norr n. "ur"urnorth n. riding race ? E/ 7@

northa- v. to race ?on horses@ E/ 7n%rui n. and adj. 1. sunny, Gery 2. as a noun, the "ontho! June FotR/D

noss ? N. nos @n. kindred, !a"ily, clan Ety/ 78, %/nost n. kindred, !a"ily, house %/ 9 nosta- v. to s"ell ?so"ething@nothlir n. !a"ily line ? esp. as family tree, genealogical

tree @ =R/ 1, =R/ 7, =R/ 6 nost, >noth O l r

P!a"ily linePnothri" n. class pl. of nost , kindred, !a"ily, house Nothrim AC Nost @inar+n %/ 9 The $ord $asre


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;o I ?od @prep. !ro", o! ? preposition 9as a proclitic: used in

either direction, from or to the point of view of the

speaker @ Ety/ 9 , =J/ 99, =J/ 96-7 , FotR/IIBI ,SD/ 6- , R EH/7 0ccording to =J/ 99, thepreposition Pis nor"ally o in all positions, though odappears occasionally be!ore )o$els, especially be!oreo P. See also uin

o II N. prep. about, concerning Ety/ 78 The -tymologies state that h is preG:ed to the $ord!ollo$ing this preposition, $hen it begins $ith a )o$elBo 2edhil Pconcerning the El)esP. So"e scholarsconsider that this rule is not )alid in Sindarin, but thatthe preposition $ould perhaps beco"e oh in such acase ?hence oh -dhil , to be co"pared $ith ah in

thrabeth @inrod ah ndreth @ochui adj. num. ord. se)enth T/17B1 See odothui !or

the usual $ord%dhel n. Deep El! or no"e, one o! the =ise +olk

=J/ 91, =J/ 99, =J/ 78- 76%dhelli" n. class pl. of %dhel Deep El)es or no"es, the

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