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abhorrence: deloth

abhorrent: (Quenya) saur, (Sindarin) thaur

to abide: (Quenya) mar

abominable: (Quenya) saur, (Sindarin) thaur

abroad: (Sindarin) palan

abyss: iâ

across: (Sindarin) thar, (Sindarin) thrad

afar: (Sindarin) palan

again: (Quenya) en-

air: (Quenya) vilya, (Quenya) wilya

alas: (Quenya) ai

all (plural): (Quenya) ilye

the all: (Quenya) ilúve

alone: er

and: (Sindarin) a, (Quenya) ar

anger: rûth

as: (Quenya) ve

ash: (Sindarin) lith

autumn: (Sindarin) iavas, (Quenya) yávië

awakening: (Quenya) coire, (Quenya) cuivië, (Sindarin) schoir, (Sindarin) echui

awe: gaya

axes: (Khuzdul) baruk

 

bald: (Sindarin) rûdh

bane: dagnir

barrow: (Sindarin) tûr, plural tyrn

battle: dagnir, ndak, dagor

to be: (Quenya) n-, (Sindarin) n-

be it that: (Quenya) nai

beard: fan(g)

beautiful (fair): (Quenya) vana

because (for): (Quenya) an

beech: neldor

to behold: (Quenya) aiy-, (Quenya) el-

to bend: lok

beside: (Quenya) ar

between: (Sindarin) im, (Quenya) imbe

beyond: (Quenya) pella

birch: (Sindarin) brethil

bird (small): (Sindarin) aew, (Quenya) aiwë

black: mor, vorn

blessed: aman, man

blood: agar, (Sindarin) sereg, (Quenya) serke

bloddstained: agarwaen

blossom: (Númenorean) inzil, (Quenya) lótë, (Sindarin) loth

blue: (Sindarin) lhun, (Sindarin) luin, (Quenya) luinë

book: (Quenya) parma

bow: cú, (Quenya) lúva

breeze: (Quenya) hwesta

bridge: (Sindarin) iant, (Quenya) yanta

brilliance: (Sindarin) ril, (Quenya) rildë, (Quenya) rillë

bull: mundo

butterfly: (Quenya) wilwarin

 

cave: grod, groth, rod

chambers: (Sindarin) sammath

champion: (Quenya) aráto

to chant: (Sindarin) lin

children: (Quenya) hini, (Sindarin) hîn

chill: (Sindarin) ring

to cleave: cir, kir, ris

cleaver: crist, grist, kris, hyando

cleft: cir, cirith

cloak: (Quenya) collo, (Sindarin) gollo

cloud: (Sindarin) fan, (Sindarin) fân, (Quenya) fana, plural fanyar

coast: falas, falath

course: rant

cold: ring

to come: (Quenya) túl

commander: (Quenya) káno, (Sindarin) gon

consumer: (Quenya) vása

cool: him

to cover: (Quenya) untup-

crow: (Sindarin) craban, plural crebain

to cry: (Quenya) nall-, (Sindarin) nall-

cup: (Quenya) yulma

to cut: cir, kir

 

dark: (Black Speech) burz, (Sindarin) dûr, mor

darkness: (Black Speech) burzum, (Sindarin) fuin, (Quenya) huine, (Quenya) mornië

daughter: (Quenya) -iel, (Sindarin) -iel

dauntless: (Sindarin) thalion

day: (Sindarin) -or, (Quenya) ré

dead: (Sindarin) firn

death: (Sindarin) gurth

deep: (Quenya) balë, (Quenya) búlë

demon: (Sindarin) raug, (Quenya) rauko, (Sindarin) rog

devoted to: (n)dil, (n)dur, nil, nur

dimness: (Sindarin) du, (Sindarin) gwath, (Sindarin) wath, (Sindarin) weth

direction: (Quenya) men

dog (great): huan

dome: (Quenya) telluma, plural tellumar

doom: (Sindarin) ammarth, (Quenya) ambar, (Quenya) umbar

dorr: (Sindarin) annon, plural ennyn, (Sindarin) fen, (Sindarin) fennas

double: adu

down: (Quenya) ndu, (Quenya) nu

to down-lick: (Quenya) undulav-

to down-roof: (Quenya) untup-

draught: (Quenya) yulda, plural yuldar

to draw: (Sindarin) teith-

dread: gaya, (Sindarin) gor, (Sindarin) goroth

to drown: (Quenya) undulav-

dusk: (Sindarin) dome (note: there is a line above the o and the e), (Quenya) lómë, (Sindarin) moth

Dwarf: (Khuzdul) Khazâd, (Sindarin) naug, plural naugrim, (Sindarin) nog, (Sindarin) nogoth, plural noegyth

to dwell: (Quenya) mar-

dwelling: (Sindarin) bar, (Quenya) mar

 

eagle: (Quenya) soron, (Sindarin) thoron

ear: (Sindarin) lhaw

earth: (Quenya) arda, (Quenya) kemen

east: (Sindarin) rhûn, (Quenya) rôm, (Quenya) romen, (Sindarin) rûn

echo: lóm

echo (great): lammoth

Elf: (Sindarin) edhel, plural edhil, (Quenya) elda, plural eldar, (Sindarin) eledh, (Quenya) quendi

empty: lost

to encircle: (Quenya) pel

encircling wall: (Sindarin) echor

end: met

to end: (Quenya) tel

Ent: (Sindarin) Onod, plural Onodrim, plural Enyd

to enter: (Sindarin) minn-

even thou: (Quenya) elye

ever: (Quenya) oi, (Sindarin) oiale, (Quenya) oio, (Sindarin) ui

exalted: (Quenya) varda

eye: (Sindarin) hen

 

fading: (Sindarin) beleth, (Sindarin) firith, (Quenya) quelle

fair-haired: (Quenya) vana

to fall: (Quenya) lanta

fangs: (Sindarin) carach, (Sindarin) carag, (Sindarin) carak, (Sindarin) carch, (Quenya) caraxë, (Quenya) carca

far: (Quenya) hae

far and wide: (Quenya) palan, (Sindarin) palan

far-seer: (Quenya) palantir, plural palantiri

farewell: (Quenya) namárië

fate: (Quenya) ambar, (Quenya) umbar, (Sindarin) amarth

father: (Quenya) atar, (Sindarin) adar

feast: mereth

feather: (Quenya) quesse

fell (adjective): aeg

fence: (Sindarin) iâth

fence (outer): (Sindarin) ephel

to fill: (Quenya) quant-

to find: (Quenya) hir, (Quenya) utuv-

figure: (Quenya) fana

to finish: (Quenya) tel

fire: (Black Speech) ghâsh, (Quenya) nar, (Sindarin) naur

first: (Quenya) minya

fist: (Sindarin) paur, (Quenya) quárë

flame (leaping): lach, lhach

flame (red): (Sindarin) ruin, (Quenya) runya

flat-lands: (Sindarin) talath

flow: (Sindarin) dui

to flow: (Quenya) sir

to flow away, to flow down: (Quenya) cel, (Quenya) kel

flower: (Númenorean) inzil, (Quenya) lótë, (Sindarin) loth, (Quenya) lot

flowing: sirith

foam: rhos, ros, roth, ving, wing

to follow: (Quenya) khil, hil

foot: (Sindarin) dal, (Quenya) tal

for (because): (Quenya) an

ford: athrad, iach

forest: (Sindarin) erin, plural eryn, (Sindarin) taur, (Quenya) taurë

forsaken: egla

fortress: ost

friend: (n)dil, (n)dur, nil, nur, (Sindarin) mellon

from: (Quenya) -ello, (Quenya) -o

from on high: (Quenya) ndu

fruit: (Quenya) yávë

 

gape: faug

gate: (Quenya) ando, (Sindarin) annon, plural ennyn, (Sindarin) fen, (Sindarin) fennas

garlanded maiden: (Quenya) -riel

to gaze: (Sindarin) dir, (Quenya) tir

to gaze afar: (Sindarin) palandir

gazing: (Sindarin) diriel

gift: (Quenya) anna

to give: (Sindarin) on-

glass: (Sindarin) heled, (Khuzdul) kheled

gleam: glîn

glittering: bril

glittering white: (Sindarin) silivren

gloom: (Sindarin) fuin, (Quenya) huinë

gloomy: dim

glory: (Sindarin) aglar, (Quenya) alcar, (Quenya) alkar

glorious: (Sindarin) aglareb, (Quenya) alcarin, alkarinque

to go around: (Quenya) pel

to go away: (Quenya) cel, (Quenya) kel

goblin: (Sindarin) glam, plural glamhoth, (Sindarin) orch, plural yrch, (Black Speech) uruk, (Black Speech) uruk-hai

gold: (Sindarin) mal, plural mel, (Quenya) malta, (Númenorean) pharaz

gold (color or light): (sindarin) glor, (Sindarin) lor, (Quenya) laurë

golden: (Quenya) laurëa, (Quenya) laurië

golden-brown: (Sindarin) baran

golden-red: cul

good: man (not: the a has a line over it)

grade: (Quenya) tyelle, plural tyeller

gravel: (Sindarin) brith

grey, gray: (Sindarin) mith, (Sindarin) thin(d), (Quenya) sinda

green: (Sindarin) calen, (Sindarin) galen, plural gelin, (Quenya) lai

growth: loa

 

hair: fin

half: (Quenya) per, (Sindarin) pher

hall with arched roof: rond, thrond

hall: (Quenya) mard, plural mardi

to halt: (Sindarin) dar-

hammer: (Sindarin) dring

hand: (Sindarin) bor, (Sindarin) cam, (Sindarin) cham, (Quenya) kamba (note: there is a line above the second a), (Quenya) ma, (Quenya) maite, (Quenya) quarë

harbor, haven: (Sindarin) lonn, (Sindarin) lond, (Quenya) londe

head: dhol, dol

hearing: (Sindarin) lhaw

heart: (Quenya) orë

heat: (Quenya) ur

heaven: (Quenya) menel, (Sindarin) menel

heavy: blung

heir: (Sindarin) chil, (Sindarin) réd, (Quenya) hil, plural hildinyar

helm: thôl

here: (Sindarin) si

hidden: (Sindarin) dolen

hiding: esgal

high: ar(a), arat, don, (Quenya) oro, (Quenya) tan, (Quenya) tar, (Quenya) tára

hill: (Sindarin) amon, plural emyn

hither: nev

hollow: (Sindarin) nov

a hollow: (Quenya) unque

holly: ereg, reg

holy: (Quenya) aina, (Quenya) aire

home: (Sindarin) bar, (Quenya)

hook: (Quenya) ampa

hope: (Sindarin) estel

horn: (Sindarin) dil, (Sindarin) ras, plural rais, (Quenya) til

horror: del, (Sindarin) gor, (Sindarin) goroth

horde: (Sindarin) hoth

horse: (Sindarin) roch, (Sindarin) ro(h), (Quenya) rokko

host: (Sindarin) hoth, (Sindarin) rim, (Quenya) rimbë

to be hot: (Quenya) ur

hound: huan

hour: lúmenn'

howl: ngwaw

hunt: faroth

 

I: (Sindarin) im

ice: (Sindarin) khelek

icy, ice-cold: (Quenya) helka

in: (Quenya) -esse

in the: (Quenya) mí

in this place: (Quenya) sinome

in which: (Quenya) yassen

iron: (Sindarin) ang, (Quenya) anga

of iron: (Sindarin) angren, plural engrin

is: (Quenya) na, (Sindarin) na

island: tol

it: (Quenya) -yes

 

jaws: (Quenya) anca, carka, (Sindarin) carach, carag, carak

jewel: (Sindarin) mîr, (Quenya) mírë

 

to keep: (Sindarin) cheb-

kindler: (Sindarin) thoniel

king: (Sindarin) aran, plural erain, plural erein

knowledge: (Sindarin) golodh, (Quenya) noldo, (Quenya) nólë

 

lady: (Sindarin) híril

lair: torech

lake: aelin, lin

lamp: (Quenya) calma

lament: (Quenya) dénië, (Quenya) nainië

land: (Sindarin) dór, (n)dor, nor, (Quenya) nórë

last: (Sindarin) vedui

to be last: (Quenya) tel-

laughter: lalaith

lawn: (Sindarin) parth

leaf: (Quenya) asae, las, plural lassi

letter: (Quenya) tengwa, plural tengwar, (Sindarin) tîw

to lie: (Quenya) cait-

life: coi

to lift up: (Quenya) ortan-

light: (Quenya) cal, (Quenya) kal, (Sindarin) galad

like: (Quenya) ve

to live: (Sindarin) cuin-, (Sindarin) guin-

to listen: (Sindarin) last-

lofty: don, (Sindarin) tar, (Quenya) tára

lonely: ereb

long: an, and, anann

look toward: (Sindarin) tir

loop: lok

lord: (Quenya) heru, (Sindarin) hir, (Khuzdul) uzbad

lore: (Quenya) nólë

lost: (Quenya) vanwa

love: mel

lover: melethron, plural melethryn

lover of: (n)dil, (n)dur, nil, nur

 

to make: (Sindarin) ech-

maiden: ien, -wen

maiden (garlanded): riel

man: (Sindarin) adan, plural edain, (Quenya) atan, plural atani

mastery: tur

may it be: (Quenya) nai

me-for: (Quenya) nin

meeting (of our): omentielvo

mesh: rem, rembe, rembre

metal: (Quenya) tinco

middle: en, ened

mighty: beleg

mind: (Quenya) ore

mist: (Quenya) his, (Quenya) hísië, (Sindarin) hith

month: (Quenya) asta, plural astar

moon: (Quenya) isil, (Sindarin) ithil

mortal: fir

mound: cerin, corol, coron, (Sindarin) haudh, (Sindarin) tûr, plural tyrn

mountain: (Sindarin) orod, plural ered

mouth: (Quenya) anto

 

name: (Quenya) esse

near: nev

nectar: miruvor

net: rim, rembe, rembre

new: vinya

night: (Sindarin) dú

nightingale: (Sindarin) dúlin, (Sindarin) tinuviel, (Quenya) lómelindë, (Quenya) tindomerel

noble: ar, ara, arat

noise (din): glam

north: (Sindarin) for, (Sindarin) forn, (Sindarin) forod, (Quenya) formen

not: (Quenya) ú-, (Sindarin) ú-

now: (Quenya) si

number (great): (Sindarin) rim, (Quenya) rimbë

 

O!: (Sindarin) a!

ocean: (Sindarin) aear, (Quenya) ëar

of: (Quenya) -ello, (Quenya) -eva, (Quenya) -o, (Sindarin) -o, (Khuzdul) -ul

old: iar, iaur

old man: (Black Speech) sharkû

oliphaunt: mûmak, plural mûmakil

on this side of: (Sindarin) nef

one: (Black Speech) ash, (Quenya) er

to open: (Sindarin) edr-

oppression: (Sindarin) thang

out: et, eth

outflow: ethir

outside: (Quenya) ar

 

pass: cirith

to pass: (Quenya) aut-, (Quenya) van-

people: (Quenya) nórë, (Sindarin) waith

petty: (Sindarin) nibin

pillar: tarma

pine: (Sindarin) thôn

place (in this): (Quenya) sinome

plain: lad, talath

platform: talan

point: ae, (Sindarin) dil, (Quenya) til

pool: aelin, lin

power: (Sindarin) bal, plural bel, (Sindarin) rod, plural rodyn, (Quenya) tur, (Quenya) val

to praise: (Sindarin) egl-, (Quenya) lait-

prince: ernil

prison: (Sindarin) band, (Quenya) mando, (Quenya) mbando

persue: faroth

 

queen: (Sindarin) bereth, (Quenya) tári

 

radiance: (Quenya) alata, (Sindarin) galad

rage: (Quenya) aha

rain: (Quenya) ulma

rainboe: ninniach

ransom: danwedh

re- (Quenya) en-

red: (Sindarin) car, caran, (Quenya) carnë

to refill: (Quenya) enquant-

refuser: avar

region: (Quenya) arda, (Quenya) men, (Sindarin) arth

remembrance: -rín

rest: (Quenya) este

reversed: (Quenya) nuquerna

to ride: (Sindarin) nor-

ridges: (Sindarin) pinnath

ring: (Quenya) cor, (Black Speech) nazg

ringwraith: (Black Speech) nazgûl

river: (Sindarin) duin, (Sindarin) duine (note: there is a line over the e), (Sindarin) hir, (Quenya) sîr, (Sindarin) sîr, (Quenya) luinë

roads: (Quenya) tier

root: thond

royal: ar, ara, arat

rune: (Quenya) certa, plural certar, (Sindarin) certhas, (Sindarin) cirth, (Sindarin) gerthas

rushing: alag, alak, asca

 

sad: dim

to say: (Sindarin) ped-, (Quenya) quen-, (Quenya) quet-

screen: esgal

sea: (Sindarin) ae, (Sindarin) aer, (Sindarin) gaer, (Quenya) ëar

series: (Quenya) tema, plural temar

serpent: (Quenya) hlokë, (Quenya) lokë, (Sindarin) lhug, (Sindarin) lyg

seven: (Sindarin) odo, (Quenya) otso

shadow: (Sindarin) ath, (Sindarin) dae, (Sindarin) gwath, (Sindarin) wath, (Sindarin) weth

shadow (heavy): (Quenya) lumbule

shadows cast by light: morchaint

sharp: (Sindarin) maeg, (Quenya) maika

to shine: (Quenya) cal-, (Quenya) kal-, (Sindarin) gal-

to shine with white or silver light: (Quenya) sil-, (Sindarin) thil-

ship: cair, cir, cirya, gir

shore: falas, falath, rast, rest

shuddering: girith

sickly: engwa

sign: (Quenya) tehta, (Sindarin) thîw

silent: dín

silver: (Sindarin) celeb, (Quenya) telep, (Quenya) telpë

silver-like: (Sindarin) celebrin, (Quenya) telperin

to sing: (Quenya) lin-, (Sindarin) lin-

singer: lindë

skill: curu

sky: (Quenya) vilya, (Quenya) wilya

to slant down: (Sindarin) penn-

slave: (Black Speech) snaga

slender, slim: fim

snake: (Quenya) hlokë, (Quenya) lokë, (Quenya) leuca, (Sindarin) lhûg, plural lyg

snow: (Quenya) loss, (Sindarin) loss, (Quenya) lossë

snowy: lossen

son of: (Quenya) -ion, (Sindarin) -ion, (Khuzdul) -ul

sorcery: morgûl, (Sindarin) gûl

south: (Sindarin) har, (Sindarin) harah, (Sindarin) harn, (Quenya) hyarmen

spark: (Sindarin) gil, (Quenya) tinwë

to sparkle: (Sindarin) din-, (Quenya) tin-, (Sindarin) tin-, (Quenya) it-, (Quenya) tint-, (Quenya) tintil-

to sparkle like jewels: (Sindarin) mír-

to speak: (Sindarin) ped-, (Quenya) quen-, (Quenya) quet-

spider: ungol

spider web: (Quenya) ungwe

spirit: (Quenya) fëa, (Quenya) sulë, (Quenya) thulë

spindrift, spray: ros, rhos, ving, wing

spring of water: (Quenya) et-kelé, (Quenya) etelë, (Sindarin) eithel

spring season: (Sindarin) ethuil, (Quenya) tuilë

stake: (Sindarin) ceber, plural cebir, (Sindarin) gebir

star: (Quenya) el, (Sindarin) el, (Quenya) elen, plural eleni, (Sindarin) elen, plural elenath, plural elin, (Sindarin) gil, il

star-host: (Sindarin) giliath

starlight: (Quenya) silme

stars (of the): elda, plural eldar, elena

stem: (Quenya) telco

stirring: (Quenya) coire, (Sindarin) echuir

stone: (Sindarin) gon, (Sindarin) gond, (Quenya) ondo

stone (small): sarn, plural serni

to stray: raen-, ran-

stream: hir, sir

street: (Sindarin) rath

strong: (Sindarin) thalion

sudden: bragol

surfline: falas, falath

summer: (Sindarin) laer, (Quenya) laire

sun: (Quenya) anar, (Sindarin) anor

sunlight: (Quenya) árë, (Quenya) ázë, (Sindarin) aur, (Sindarin) aurë

sunrise: (Quenya) romen, (Sindarin) rûn

sunset: (Quenya) andúnê, (Sindarin) annûn

swan: (Sindarin) alph, (Quenya) alqua

sweet: (Quenya) lissi

swift: (Quenya) linte

sword: (Sindarin) megil, (Quenya) macil

swordsman: (Quenya) macar, (Sindarin) vagor

 

tall: (Quenya) halla

the: (Quenya) i

thee: (Quenya) le

them: (Sindarin) hain

these: (Sindarin) hin

this: (Sindarin) hi

thorn: ereg, reg

thou: (Quenya) lye, (Sindarin) le

thou (even): (Quenya) elye

thousand: mene

thread: (Sindarin) lain

three: neldë

throng: (Quenya) sanga

to thee: (Sindarin) le

tongue: (Quenya) lambe

tower: (Sindarin) barad, plural beraid, (Black Speech) lug, (Quenya) minas, (Sindarin) minas

torment: (Quenya) ngwalme, (Quenya) nwalme, (Quenya) ywalme

torrent: (Sindarin) thor

treasure: (Quenya) harma

tree: (Quenya) alda, plural aldar, (Sindarin) galadh, plural galadhad, (Sindarin) orn

troll: (Black Speech) olog, (Sindarin) torog

trumpet sound: rom

twilight: aduial, minuial, tindome, uial, undome

to twine: rig

to twinkle: (Quenya) tintil-

 

un-: (Quenya) ú-

under: (Quenya) nu, nuin

underground dwelling: (Sindarin) grod, (Sindarin) groth, (Sindarin) rod

unto: (Quenya) tenn'

unwilling: (Quenya) avar

us two: (Quenya) met

 

valiant: astaldo

valley: (Sindarin) dun, nan, nand, imlad, tum, (Quenya) tumbo

 

vaulted roof: rond

veil: (Quenya) fana, (Sindarin) fana

victor: (Quenya) dacil

void: iâ

voice: (Sindarin) lammen, (Quenya) oma

 

wall: (Sindarin) ram, (Quenya) ramba

to wander: raen, ran

wanderer: randir

to watch, to watch over: (Quenya) tir-, (Sindarin) tir-

water: nen

waterfall: lanthir

wave (crested): (Quenya) falma

way: (Sindarin) bad, (Quenya) pata

we two: (Quenya) met

week: (Quenya) enquië, plural enquier

well of water: (Quenya) ehtelë, (Sindarin) eithel

werewolf: gaur, ngaur

west: (Númenorean) adûn, (Sindarin) annún, (Quenya) númen

wet: med, nin

white (dazzling): (Sindarin) glos

white: (Sindarin) nim, nimf, nimp, niph, (Quenya) ninque

who: (Quenya) man

whole: (Quenya) iluve

will: (Quenya) -uva

willow: (Quenya) tasarë, (Sindarin) tathar, (Sindarin) tathren

wind: (Sindarin) gwae, (Sindarin) gwai, (Quenya) súl

window: (Sindarin) henneth

wing: (Quenya) rama, plural ramar

winter: (Quenya) hrivë, (Sindarin) hrîw

wise, wisdom: (Sindarin) golodh, plural gelydh, (Quenya) noldo, (Quenya) nolë

without: (Quenya) ar

wolf: draug

woods: (Sindarin) erin, plural eryn, (Sindarin) taur, (Quenya) taurë

word: (Sindarin) beth, (Quenya) quetta

to wreath: rig-

Wose: dru

wright: (Sindarin) dan, plural dain

 

-y: (Quenya) -ime, (Sindarin) -ui

year (solar): loa

year (long Elven): (Quenya) yen, plural yeni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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