| Word or Phrase |
Meaning |
Source |
Contributor |
| Aiya |
Hail |
According to Beren via his Lore Book: in LotR;
LT1:248 has áyë) -LotR:747, 950
cf. Letters:385 |
Varda, Tuvo, Beren's Lore Book |
| Namarie |
Farewell |
Fellowship, "Farewell to Lorien".
Galadriel's song "in the ancient tongue of the elves beyond the sea" |
Varda |
| Si man i yulma nin enquantuva? |
Who now shall refill the cup for me? |
Fellowship, "Farewell to Lorien".
Galadriel's song "in the ancient tongue of the elves beyond the sea" |
Varda |
| Nai elye hiruva. |
Maybe even thou shalt find it. |
Fellowship, "Farewell to Lorien".
Galadriel's song "in the ancient tongue of the elves beyond the sea" |
Varda |
| Heru |
Lord |
Silmarillion index, from Herumor's
name |
Varda |
| Hanta- -le -cce -lye -l |
thank(s)- (root) -you (suffix) -you (formal?) -you (familiar?) Can be both sing or pl. -you! (probably a reduced form of -lye. Seen in Hecal, meaning You be gone! So it is probably an emphatic.) |
Lore Book, Silmarillion |
Feanor
found, Varda added, original source was Beren's Lore Book |
| Eruhantale |
Eru, thank you.(A Thanksgiving celebration to
Eru by the Faithful in Numenor) |
Silmarillion |
Beren's Lore Book |
| Elen sila lumenn omentilmo. Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo. |
A star shines on the hour
of our meeting. |
Fellowship, Book I, Ch. 3 "Three is
Company" By Frodo to Gildor. The first version is from paperback Ballantine copyright 1965 The second version is from trade paperback Houghton Mifflin copyright 1994, corrected. |
Varda |
| Slainte |
Congratulations |
Unknown source |
Tuvo |
| Mel- |
friend |
Beren's Lore Book LOVE (vb, love as friend) mel-; LOVE (noun) melmë (LT1:262 has meles, melessë); LOVELY melwa, LOVING nilda (friendly); BELOVED melda (dear), LOVER meldo (pl meldor is attested), melindo (m.), melissë (f.); LOVEABLE melima (fair), írima (desireable) -MEL, LT1:262, WJ:412, NIL, ID |
from Beren-(Valar)'s Lore Book, copied by Varda |
| Vanimelda |
Lady beloved/dear |
Fellowship, "Lothlorien" At the end of the chapter, Aragorn uses it while thinking of Arwen, and Frodo catches him: "Arwen vanimelda, namarie!" |
Varda |
| quare |
fist or hand |
Silmarillion Appendix under celeb
Telperinquar (silver hand or fist: Quenya form of Celebrimbor) |
|
| carne |
red |
Silmarillion Appendix under caran
(Sindarin). Carnil (red star) |
Varda |
| telep, telpe |
silver |
Silmarillion Appendix under celeb
(Sindarin) Telperion |
Varda |
| ninque |
white |
Silmarillion Appendix under nim
(Sindarin) |
Varda |