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'''''mith''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word, meaning
==Sindarin==
'''''mith''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "grey", "pale grey", or "light grey".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 772</ref><ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 47, 60, 140</ref>
===Examples===
*''[[Mitheithel]]''
*''[[mithril#Etymology|mithril]]''
*''[[Grey Havens#Etymology|Mithlond]]''
*''[[Gandalf|Mithrandir]]''
*''[[Mithrellas#Etymology|Mithrellas]]''
*''[[Mithrim]]''


#''gray'', the color, as in ''[[mithril]]''
===Synonyms===
#''white fog, wet mist'', as in ''[[Mithlond]]''
 
==Synonyms==
*''[[hîth]]''
*''[[hîth]]''
*''[[thind]]''
*''[[thind]]''


[[Category:Sindarin words]]
==Noldorin==
 
'''''mith''''' is a [[Noldorin]] word meaning "white fog, wet mist" or "grey".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 373</ref>
 
===Etymology===
 
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] MITH<ref name=LR/>
 
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Sindarin[edit | edit source]

mith is a Sindarin word meaning "grey", "pale grey", or "light grey".[1][2][3]

Examples[edit | edit source]

Synonyms[edit | edit source]

Noldorin[edit | edit source]

mith is a Noldorin word meaning "white fog, wet mist" or "grey".[4]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 772
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  3. 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), pp. 47, 60, 140
  4. 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 373