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'''''lind''''' or '''''lin''''' has two meanings in [[Quenya]]: It is a noun meaning either "pool, mere"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''lin (1)</ref> or "song, music".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''lin (2)</ref>
'''''lind''''' or '''''lin''''' is an element in [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]]. In Quenya it appears sometimes as a contraction of ''[[linde]]'' "air, tune" or "song, music".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref><ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''lin (2)</ref>
 
==Quenya==
==Examples==
* ''[[Ainulindalë (song)|Ainu'''lind'''alë]]'' = "The Music of the Ainur" (''lindele'' = music)
===For "Pool, Mere"===
* ''[[ailin|ai'''lin''']]'' = "lake"
* ''[[Linaewen|'''Lin'''aewen]]'' = "Lake of Birds"
 
===For "Song, Music"===
* ''[[Ainulindalë (song)|Ainu'''lind'''alë]]'' = "The Music of the Ainur"
* ''[[Laurelin|Laure'''lin''']]'' = "Song of Gold"
* ''[[Laurelin|Laure'''lin''']]'' = "Song of Gold"
* ''[[Lindon|'''Lind'''on]]'' = "Land of music"
* ''[[Lindon|'''Lind'''on]]'' = "Land of music"
* '''''lind'''e'' = "singer"<ref>{{WJ|Hurin}}, p. 309</ref>
* '''''lind'''e'' = "singer"<ref>{{WJ|Hurin}}, p. 309</ref>
==Sindarin==
* ''[[Lindir|'''Lind'''ir]]'' = "Song Man"
* ''[[Lindir|'''Lind'''ir]]'' = "Song Man"
* ''[[Teiglin|Teig'''lin''']]'' = "Boundary Singer"
* ''[[Teiglin|Teig'''lin''']]'' = "Boundary Singer"
 
==See also==
*''[[lin]]''
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Revision as of 18:50, 11 September 2019

lind or lin is an element in Quenya and Sindarin. In Quenya it appears sometimes as a contraction of linde "air, tune" or "song, music".[1][2]

Quenya

Sindarin

See also

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", lin (2)
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", p. 309