mellon
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mellon is the Sindarin (and Noldorin) word for "friend".[1][2][3][4]
Didier Willis has suggested that the plural form is mellyn.[5]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Sindarin mellon derives from ?Old Sindarin melnā ("dear, beloved"), from the root MEL ("love").[3]
In the Etymologies, Noldorin mellon derives from the root MEL ("love (as friend)").[6]
Examples[edit | edit source]
Phrases[edit | edit source]
It was the password into the Doors of Durin to enter Moria.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 424
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 41
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry mel-
- ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary at Jrrvf.com (accessed 18 July 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 372
