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'''''laurë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "gold (of light and colour, not metal)",<ref name="silmap">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names", entry ''laurë''</ref> "light of the golden Tree ''Laurelin'', gold",<ref name="etym">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ''LÁWAR-''</ref> or just simply "golden light".<ref name="letters">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Humphrey Carpenter]] (ed.) and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 230]] ([[June 8]] [[1961]])</ref>
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'''''laurë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "gold (of light and colour, not metal)",<ref name="silmap">{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''laurë''</ref> "light of the golden Tree ''Laurelin'', gold",<ref name="etym">{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry ''[[LAW|LÁWAR-]]''</ref> or just simply "golden light".<ref name="letters">{{L|230}}</ref>
==Etymology==
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[LAW|LÁWAR-]]<ref name="etym"/>
== Examples ==
== Examples ==
*''Ingalaurë'', "[[Vanyar#Etymology|Inga]]-gold"; the [[Amilessë|mother-name]] of [[Finarfin]] due to his golden hair of his mother's people<ref name="morg">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', "The Later ''Quenta Silmarillion''", "Later versions of the Story of Finwë and Míriel"</ref>
*''Ingalaurë'', "[[Vanyar#Etymology|Inga]]-gold"; the [[Amilessë|mother-name]] of [[Finarfin]] due to his golden hair of his mother's people<ref name="morg">{{MR|P3II4}}</ref>
*[[Laurelin]], "Song of Gold"; name of one of the [[Two Trees]] of [[Valinor]] <ref name="silmindex">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Index"</ref>
*[[Laurelin]], "Song of Gold"; name of one of the [[Two Trees]] of [[Valinor]] <ref name="silmindex">{{S|Index}}</ref>
*[[Lothlórien|Laurelindórenan]], "Valley of Singing Gold";<ref name="utlaur">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]", note 5</ref> and older name for [[Lothlórien]]<ref name="rotk">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Window on the West]]"</ref>
*[[Lothlórien|Laurelindórenan]], "Valley of Singing Gold";<ref name="utlaur">{{UT|6}}, note 5</ref> and older name for [[Lothlórien]]<ref name="rotk">{{TT|IV5}}</ref>
*Laurenandë, "Valley of Gold"; another name for Lothlórien<ref name="utlaur" />
*Laurenandë, "Valley of Gold"; another name for Lothlórien<ref name="utlaur" />
*''laurië'' (plural adjective), "golden"<ref name="rgeo">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Donald Swann]], ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'', "[[Namárië]]", p. 66</ref>
*''laurië'' (plural adjective), "golden"<ref name="rgeo">{{RGEO|5}}, p. 66</ref>
*''laurina'', "golden"<ref name="bolt">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]'', "Appendix"</ref>
*''laurina'', "golden"<ref name="bolt">{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref>
*''[[laurinquë]]'', possible "gold-ful one";<ref name="arda">[[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]], ''[[Ardalambion]]'', [http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/wordlists.htm Quenya Wordlists]</ref> a tree in [[Hyarrostar]] in [[Númenor]] with yellow flowers<ref name="uttree">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[A Description of the Island of Númenor]]"</ref>
*''[[laurinquë]]'', possible "gold-ful one";<ref name="arda">[[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]], ''[[Ardalambion]]'', [http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/wordlists.htm Quenya Wordlists]</ref> a tree in [[Hyarrostar]] in [[Númenor]] with yellow flowers<ref name="uttree">{{UT|3}}</ref>
*Makalaurë, "forging gold"; a prophetic mother-name for [[Maglor]]<ref name="pome">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', "[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]"</ref>
*Makalaurë, "forging gold"; a prophetic mother-name for [[Maglor]]<ref name="pome">{{PM|XI}}</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==
*''[[cul-]]'', "golden-red"
*''[[cul-]]'', "golden-red"
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*''[[pharaz]]'', "gold" ([[Adûnaic]])
*''[[pharaz]]'', "gold" ([[Adûnaic]])
*''[[telpë]]'', "silver"
*''[[telpë]]'', "silver"
==References==
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laurë is a Quenya word meaning "gold (of light and colour, not metal)",[1] "light of the golden Tree Laurelin, gold",[2] or just simply "golden light".[3]

Etymology

Examples

See Also

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry laurë
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry LÁWAR-
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 230, (dated 8 June 1961)
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Later versions of the Story of Finwë and Míriel"
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", note 5
  7. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Window on the West"
  8. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", p. 66
  9. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
  10. ↑ Helge Kåre Fauskanger, Ardalambion, Quenya Wordlists
  11. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor"
  12. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
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