indemm n. vision (mind picture) ind+emm (PE/17)
ᵲ ing n. imagination
ᵲ inga- v. to guess
ingem adj. old (of person, in mortal sense: decrepit, suffering from old age) ◇ Ety/358, Ety/399, Ety/400 ◈ New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men ◇ n+gem "year-sick"
ᵲ ingwil n. eel
nias n.abst.of n II, annals ◇ Ety/400
ᵲ inil n. lily
ᵲ inn n. grandchild, descendant (Q. indyo)
innas n.abst.of ind, will ◇ VT/44:21,26
inu (N. inw) adj. female ◇ Ety/361, X/W
io (N. ia) adv. ago ◇ Ety/399
ᵲ iol n. lamb
* il n. wash, flood-water ← Onodil RC/334, VT/48:33
ion/in (N. iond, ionn) n. m. 1. son ○ 2. by ext., scion, male descendant ◇ Ety/400, MR/373, X/ND1, X/ND2, PM/192,196
ionnath n.coll.of ion, all the sons ◇ SD/129-31
iphant (N. ifant) adj. aged, having lived long, old (with no connotation of weakness) ◇ Ety/358, Ety/400, VT/46:23, X/PH ◇ n+pant "year-full"
ir conj. when/while◇ LB/354 ◈ This word is not translated by Tolkien
r n. sexual desire ◇ VT/46:23
ᵲ rui adj. desirable
ist n. lore, knowledge ◇ Ety/361
* ista- v. to have knowledge ◇ Ety/361, VT/45:18
ᵲ istanna- v. to give knowledge, to teach (ist+anna-) See also goltha-
istui adj. learned ◇ Ety/361
ithil n. the (full) Moon, lit. 'The Sheen' ◇ Ety/361, Ety/385, Ety/392, LotR/E, LB/354, RC/232
ithildin n. a silver-colored substance, which mirrors only starlight and moonlight ◇ LotR/II:IV ◇ ithil+tinu "moon-star"
ithron n. wizard ◇ UT/448, Letters/448
iuith n. use ◇ Ety/400
* iuitha- v. to employ, to use ◇ Ety/400, VT/46:23
il n. embers ◇ Ety/400 ◈
ivann n. a Sindarin form of the name of the Vala Yavanna
ivanneth n. September (month) ◇ LotR/D
* ivor n. crystal ← Ivorwen LotR/A(v) ◇ (?) MS *iυr, OS *imre (I-MIR, augmented form of mr "jewel")
* ivren adj. of crystal, crystalline ◇ S/392, WJ/85
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* laba- v. to hop ← Labadal UT/60
ᵲ laboth n. hare, rabbit
ᵲ labum n. drum
lach (N. lhach) n. (leaping) flame ◇ S/433, X/LH
* lacha- v. to flame
lachenn n. Deep Elf (Sindarin name for the Noldor) ◇ WJ/384, X/ND4 ◇ lach+hend "flame-eyed"
lad n. plain, valley ◇ S/433
laden (N. lhaden) adj. open, cleared ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
lae (N. lhae) n. great number ◇ VT/45:27, X/LH
laeb (N. lhaeb, lhoeb) adj. fresh ◇ Ety/368, VT/45:26, X/OE, X/LH
laeg I (N. lhaeg, lhoeg) adj. keen, sharp, acute ◇ Ety/367, VT/45:25, X/OE, X/LH
laeg II adj. "viridis", fresh and green ◇ Letters/282, Letters/382 ◈ Seldom used (replaced by calen)
ᵲ laegnas n.abst.of laeg I sharpness, keenness
laegel n. a Green Elf ◇ WJ/385 ◇ laeg+-el
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laegrim n. class pl. of laegel, the people of the Green Elves ◇ WJ/385 ◇ laegel+rim
laer I n. season of summer ◇ LotR/D
laer II (N. lhaer) n. song, long lay ← Laer C Beleg S/406, VT/45:28, X/LH
laes (N. lhaes) n. baby ◇ Ety/367, X/LH
laew (N. lhaew) adj. frequent, many ◇ VT/45:27, X/LH
lagor (N. lhagr) pl. legrin (N. lhegrin) adj. swift, rapid ◇ Ety/367, VT/45:25, Tengwestie/20050318, X/LH
lain I (N. lhein, lhain) adj. free, freed ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
* lain II n. thread ← hithlain LotR/II:VIII, LotR/Index
lalaith n. laughter ◇ S/406 ◇ MS *laleiθ, Q lala- "laugh"
lalf pl. lelf n. elm-tree ◇ Ety/348
lalorn n. elm-tree ◇ Ety/367, X/LH ◇ lalf+orn
lalven n. elm-tree ◇ Ety/348
lalwen (N. lhalwen) n. elm-tree ◇ Ety/367, X/LH
lam I (N. lhamb, lham) n. physical tongue ◇ Ety/367, WJ/394, X/LH
lam II n. language or dialect of a particular country or people WJ/394◈
lamath n.coll. of lam I, echoing voices ◇ PM/349
ᵲ lamdaen n. consonant tongue-sign (Q. lambetengw)
lamma- v. to echo (cf. Eryd Lammad Echoing Mountains)
lammas n. abst. of lam II, account of tongues ◇ LR/167, WJ/206, WJ/393, X/LH
lammen n. my tongue (lam+-en) ◇ LotR/II:IV, PE/17 ◈See guren for a similar form
lanc I adj. naked ◇ UT/418
lanc II (N. lhanc) n. throat ◇ Ety/367, X/LH
lanc III n. sharp edge (not of tools), sudden end (as a cliff-edge, or the clean edge of things made by hand or built) ◇ VT/42:8
land I (N. lhand) adj. open space, level ◇ Ety/368, X/LH, X/ND1
land II (N. lhand, lhann) adj. wide, broad ← Landroval LotR/VI:IV, Ety/367, X/LH, X/ND1
lang n.Mil. cutlass, sword ◇ Ety/367, X/LH
ᵲ lann n. tissue, cloth (Q lann)
lant I n. clearing in forest ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
* lant II. n. fall ← Lanthir S/406, PM/349 ◇ Q lanta
lanthir n. waterfall ◇ S/406, PM/349 ◇ lant+sr "falling stream"
ᵲ lar n. fat, grease
ᵲ lar- v. to hear
lasbelin (N. lhasbelin) n. season of autumn ◇ Ety/366-367, X/LH ◇ lass+pelin "leaf withering"
lass (N. lhass) n. leaf ◇ Ety/367, Letters/282, TC/169, X/LH
* lasta- v. to listen
lath (N. lhath) n. thong of leather ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
ᵲ latha- v. to surpass (Q. lahta)
lathra- (N. * lhathra-) v. to listen in, eavesdrop ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
lathrada- (N. lhathrada-) v. to listen in, eavesdrop ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
lathron (N. lhathron) n. hearer, listener, eavesdropper ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
ᵲ laub n. shirt, tunic
laudh n. gluttonous eating PE/19:92
laug (N. lhaug) adj. warm ◇ Ety/368, X/LH
ᵲ lausta- v. to make a rushing, roaring noise (generally of wind)
lav- (N. * lhaf-) v. to lick ◇ Ety/367, X/LH
