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''' | '''''mellon''''' is the [[Sindarin]] (and [[Noldorin]]) word for "friend".<ref>{{L|347}}, p. 424</ref><ref name=FR>{{FR|II4}}</ref><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 41</ref><ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''mel-''</ref> | ||
[[Didier Willis]] has suggested that the plural form is ''mellyn''.<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== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[ | Sindarin ''mellon'' derives from ?[[Old Sindarin]] ''melnā'' ("dear, beloved"), from the [[Sundocarme|root]] MEL ("love").<ref name=PE17/> | ||
In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], [[Noldorin]] ''mellon'' derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] MEL ("love (as friend)").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 372</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Elvellon]] | *''[[Elvellon]]'' | ||
== | ==Phrases== | ||
It was the password into the [[Doors of Durin]] to enter [[Moria]]. | It was the password into the [[Doors of Durin]] to enter [[Moria]].<ref name=FR/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* | *''[[-ndil]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Noldorin nouns]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | [[Category:Sindarin nouns]] |
Revision as of 19:01, 18 July 2011
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
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
Phrases
It was the password into the Doors of Durin to enter Moria.[2]
See also
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