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Word of the Day: Taniquetil

November 15, 2021      1 Comment

Word of the Day: Taniquetil - Quenya, 'high snow peak,' or 'high white peak.' It is the highest mountain in Pelóri and the tallest peak in Arda. It is also called Oilossë, the great Holy Mountain, or 'ever-snow-white,' 'everlasting snow.' Under the root TAHA meaning 'lofty snowcap.' The second element is from root NIQI (ninqë 'white,' niqis 'snow,' niquetil 'snowcap,'). cf. nieninqë 'white tear' (snowdrop) in entry Nielíqui Gnomish: Donigwethil (dâ 'high') GL: nigweth 'storm' ...

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Word of the Day: Hisilóme

November 14, 2021      Leave a Comment

Word of the Day: Hisilóme - a place name, 'Land of Mist.' This is from Tolkien's earlier conceptual periods, which makes sense as it is from The Book of Lost Tales I. Under the root HISI QL gives: hisë, histë ('dusk'); hisiman ('land of Twilight'). The root LOMO has many derivatives, as lómë ('dusk, gloom, darkness'), lómëar ('child of gloom'), lómin ('shade, shadow'),lomir ('I hide'),lomba ('secret'). In Gnomish: lôm ('gloom, shade') lómin ('shadowy, gloomy and noun ...

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Word of the Day: Nólemë

November 13, 2021      Leave a Comment

Word of the Day: Nólemë ('deep lore, wisdom') - which was replaced by Nolmë in Tolkien's later years. QL: common noun 'deep lore, wisdom' (see Noldoli - which described the race of elves and would become the Noldor). It was the This was replaced by Nolmë in Tolkien's later years. The Gnomish name of Finwë Nólemë, which is Golfinweg, contains the same elements. Want to be notified for a word each day? Subscribe to get the latest content by email. Want to be the first ...

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Word of the Day: Aryador

November 12, 2021      Leave a Comment

Word of the Day: Aryador 'land or place of shadow' in Ilkorin. It is used in A Song of Aryador written by Tolkien in September 12, 1915. It was later known as Ariador 'outside the fence.' This is said to be the name among the men of Hisilóme. According to GL, it was a word of Ilkorin origin, meaning land, or place of shadow. In QL it is Arëandor, Arëanor (name of a mountainous district, the abode of the shadow folk). It is also described in the term Eruman (a dark land outside ...

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Word of the Day: Tinwë

November 11, 2021      Leave a Comment

Word of the Day: Tinwë 'star' (the leader of the Solosimpi - from an early version of The Book of Lost Tales, later King of the Lost Elves) - as described in Tolkien's Book of Lost Tales I. GL: Tinweg (also lintinweg) and more usually Tinwelint in Quenya. Originally, it is the leader of the Solosimpi (3rd kindred of the Elves) after that, they were led by Ellu. But they became the King of the Lost Elves of Artanor. This was derived from the prefix tin- with derivatives such as: ...

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