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'''''mírdain''''' is a noun meaning "jewel-smiths" in [[Sindarin]].<ref name=App>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> | |||
While unattested, the singular form is commonly held to be ''mírdan'' ("jewel-smith").<ref>{{HM|GS}}, p. 325</ref><ref>[[Didier Willis]], [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/english.html Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary] at [http://www.jrrvf.com/haut.shtml Jrrvf.com] (accessed 18 July 2011)</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The first element in ''mírdain'' is ''[[mîr]]'' ("jewel").<ref name=App/> | |||
==Example== | |||
*''[[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 10:07, 18 July 2011
mírdain is a noun meaning "jewel-smiths" in Sindarin.[1]
While unattested, the singular form is commonly held to be mírdan ("jewel-smith").[2][3]
Etymology
The first element in mírdain is mîr ("jewel").[1]
Example
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 325
- ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary at Jrrvf.com (accessed 18 July 2011)
