indis is a word in Quenya which means "great or valiant woman",[1] but is also translated as "bride" or "wife".[2]
It is most notably the name of Finwë's second wife.
Earlier words for bride / wife
Other words in the earlier lexicons, such as Qenya, which mean "bride" or "wife":
- acairis
- Acairis was another name for Erinti, the character that became Ilmarë
- vestani
- herivesti
See also
- Indis i·Ciryamo: the Quenya translation of "The Mariner’s Wife"
- Nessa: also known as Indis in the earlier legendarium
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction"