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'''Nightingales''' were small brown birds of [[thrushes|thrush]] kind, famous for their clear singing, and the fact that they would sing during the night as well as the day (hence their name). | '''Nightingales''' were small brown birds of [[thrushes|thrush]] kind, famous for their clear singing, and the fact that they would sing during the night as well as the day (hence their name). | ||
==Names and Etymology== | ==Names and Etymology== | ||
Nightingale in [[Sindarin]] is ''[[dúlinn]]'' or '' | Nightingale in [[Sindarin]] is ''[[dúlinn]]'' or ''merilin''. The Sindarin poetic word for 'nightingale' was [[tinúviel]], the name [[Beren]] gave to [[Lúthien]] when he first saw her. They were also called the "Birds of [[Melian]]", circling above her head while she sat in [[Menegroth]]. | ||
In [[Quenya]] the nightingale is called '' | In [[Quenya]] the nightingale is called ''lómelindë'', ''tindómerel'',{{fact}} or ''morilinde''<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 373 (root [[MOR|MOR-]])</ref>. | ||
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[[category:Birds]] | [[category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 17:22, 26 January 2012
Nightingales were small brown birds of thrush kind, famous for their clear singing, and the fact that they would sing during the night as well as the day (hence their name).
Names and Etymology
Nightingale in Sindarin is dúlinn or merilin. The Sindarin poetic word for 'nightingale' was tinúviel, the name Beren gave to Lúthien when he first saw her. They were also called the "Birds of Melian", circling above her head while she sat in Menegroth.
In Quenya the nightingale is called lómelindë, tindómerel,[source?] or morilinde[1].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 373 (root MOR-)
