lind
From Tolkien Gateway
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
- Ainulindalë = "The Music of the Ainur" (lindele = music)
- Laurelin = "Song of Gold"
- Lindon = "Land of music"
- linde = "singer"[3]
Sindarin
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", lin (2)
- ↑ 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
