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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Noldorin ''pêl'' is a descendant form of [[Kornoldorin|Old Noldorin]] ''pele'', deriving from root [[PEL#Other versions|PEL(ES)]]. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also notes the word ''[[Wiktionary:tun#Old_English|tūn]]'' ("fenced field"; identified as [[Old English]] by [[Christopher Tolkien]]) in connection with ''pêl''.<ref name="etym"/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 19 July 2011
pêl (plural peli) is a Noldorin noun meaning "fenced field".[1][2]
The word pêl or pel often appear as a suggested Neo-Sindarin word, retaining the same meaning.[3][4]
Etymology
Noldorin pêl is a descendant form of Old Noldorin pele, deriving from root PEL(ES). Tolkien also notes the word tūn ("fenced field"; identified as Old English by Christopher Tolkien) in connection with pêl.[1]
See also
- cail, "(pointed) fence"
- echor, "encircling", "outer ring"
- gobel, "walled house or village, town"
- iâth, "fence"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 380
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 8
- ↑ David Salo (2004), A Gateway to Sindarin, p. 322
- ↑ Didier Willis, Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary at Jrrvf.com (accessed 20 July 2011)
