Word of the Day: Ilúvatar - 'first beginning, sky-father'. He was The One, the creator of the Ainur. Tolkien described Ilúvatar as "the first beginning, Lord of always who dwells beyond the world; made it and is not of it or in it, but loves it." Want to be the first in the loop?Subscribe to get our latest words (in advance!) by email.SubscribeWe won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time.Built with ConvertKit ...
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Word of the Day: Valinor
Word of the Day: Valinor - 'land of the Gods'. After Almaren was destroyed by Melkor, the Valar moved there. It is more formerly known as the inhabited lands in Aman. QL: Valinor, Valinóre, both glossed 'Asgard' (i.e. the City of the Gods in Norse Mythology) Norë is found in QL under the root nō 'become, be born' and is glossed 'native, land, nation, family, country.' Also: -nor (the form in compounds)nosta - 'give birth' (nosta 'birth, birthday'), nostalë 'species, kind'nossë 'kin, ...
Word of the Day: Tuilére
Word of the Day: Tuilére - 'spring' . It is also a feast day in the Gondorian Calendar. QL root TUYU: tuilë 'spring' - literally a budding. It is also collective, as in 'buds, new shoots, fresh green.' and several other words, as tuilindo '(spring-singer), swallow' In Gnomish, tuil, tuilir 'spring,' as tuilir is Vána. But Vána is also called Haired (which is also 'spring' - which is presumably connected with hair 'punctual', hai 'punctually', or haidri 'forenoon.' Want to be ...
Word of the Day: Eruman
Word of the Day: Eruman - desert north east of Valinor. It was later also the Quenya name of heaven, as Tolkien translated the Lord's Prayer in Quenya. The form Erumáni (as well as Eruman) appears in QL under ERE 'out' without further information. Erumáni: a dark land outside Valinor and to the south of the Bay of Faëry that ran right up to the bases of the western side of the Mountains of Valinor. Its furthest northern point touched upon roots of Taniquetil. Want to be the ...
Word of the Day: Taniquetil
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' ...
Word of the Day: Hisilóme
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 ...