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Wainrider
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May 13 2016, 4:53am
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Elvish Glossary?
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I was excited recently to see that someone came out with a Sindarin/English dictionary, but unfortunately a lot of reviews said it was very inaccurate. That got me thinking, maybe we should have a section on this forum for different middle-earth languages, or at least a thread with a glossary of common words in Elvish (sindarin) and possibly other MIddle Earth languages? I know some elements of Sindarin place names, but it would be nice to be able to learn some real words.
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
May 13 2016, 7:07am
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I wonder if you saw the same one that I have by Ruth Noels.
Unfortunately, my copy was misplaced in our last move; instead, I've been using the Elvish glossary from the MERP Campaign Guide. which cites the other book as a source.
"He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows." -- Favorite proverb of the wizard Ningauble of the Seven Eyes, the "Gossiper of the Gods"
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Ostadan
Rivendell
May 13 2016, 4:27pm
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Ruth Noel's book is very amateurish. It came out shortly after The Silmarillion, and was not well received among fans who had any knowledge at all about the subject. Jim Allen's 'Introduction to Elvish' book, completed _before_ there was access to the additional material in The Silmarillion, was actually better (and, if memory serves, Christopher Tolkien actually used it as a reference when preparing the History of Middle-earth). Alas, it is long out of print.
David Salo's 'Gateway to Sindarin' is extensive, but he makes a great deal of conjecture, some of it pretty dubious; and, more annoyingly, doesn't 'show his work' by distinguishing his own interpolations, words mined from not-quite-Sindarin sources like 'The Etymologies', and words attested in The Lord of the Rings (or later publications like the Road Goes Ever On songbook appendix).
At all times, keep in mind that Sindarin was never intended to be in any sense a 'complete' language, either in vocabulary or grammar. See the essay, 'Elvish as She Is Spoke' (http://www.elvish.org/articles/EASIS.pdf) for a discussion of this topic.
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Wainrider
Rivendell
May 27 2016, 2:17am
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I have tried to put together a glossary of Sindarin place name elements. I don't know much elvish, so I'm sure there's mistakes in here, but this will hopefully be useful to some people. Feel free to make constructive corrections.
Sindarin Geographical Terms
Aer- Sea/Ocean
Amon (plural Emyn)- Hill, Mountain
Ardhon- Province/Region
Athrad- Ford
Bel- Beach
Cerin- Mound
Cirith- Pass
Dol- Hill
Duin- River
Dor- Land
Eryn- Forest
Falas- Bay
Haudh- Mound/Burial
ian(d/iath/ith)- Land/Country
ian/ien/ion- Place/Land
Lad- Plain or Valley
Loeg- Field
Lond- Harbor
Nan- Valley
Nen- Water/Lake
Orod (plural Ered)- Mountain
Parth- Lawn/Field
Sir- River
Sarn- Rocky/Rapids
Tol- Island
Taur-Forest
Tum- Valley
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Otaku-sempai
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May 27 2016, 3:51am
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Let's see if I can supplement your list a bit:
Sindarin Geographical Terms
aelin - lake; pool
aer- sea/ocean (can't confirm)
airë - (Q.) sea
aikalë - peak
amon (plural emyn) - kill, mountain
arda - (Q.) realm
ardhon - province/region (can't confirm)
arthë - (S.) realm
arta - (Q.) walled place, fort, fortress
athrad - ford
band - prison, duress
bar - dwelling
barad (pl. beraid) - tower
bel - beach (can't confirm; (S.) divine)
cabed - gorge, leap
caras - city
cerin - mound (can't confirm)
cirith - pass (terrain)
coron - (Q.) mound
dol - head, hill summit
dôr - land
duin- (long) river
eithel - well, spring
ephel - outer fence
eryn - wood, forest
ethir - outflow, delta
falas - coast, shore, line of surf
felag - cave
gaer - sea
gond - stone
grod - delving, underground dwelling
habar - digging, excavation
hahta - (Q.) mound
haudh - burial mound
ian(d/iath/ith) - Land/Country
ian/ien/ion - Place/Land
lad - plain, valley
loeg- pool(s)
lond (lonn) - harbor, haven
loss - snow
minas - tower
nan(d) - (Q.) valley
nen - (Q.) water, pool, lake, lagoon
orod (pl. ered) - mountain
parth - field, sward
pin(nath) - ridge(s), slope(s)
rais - peaks
ram(mas) - wall
rant - course (as in river course)
ras (pl. rais) - horn (as in mountain peak)
rast - shore, strand
rath - river bed or street
rond - dome, vaulted or arched roof, roofed chamber
sarn - (small) stone
sîr- river
talath - flat lands, plains
taur - wood, forest
tharbad - crossway
thiach (siach) - ford
tol (pl. tollë) - isle, island
tum (tumbo) - (Q.) valley
umb - hollow (noun)
"He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows." -- Favorite proverb of the wizard Ningauble of the Seven Eyes, the "Gossiper of the Gods"
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