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29405 Gildor Inglorion
elfiness Send Email
Apr 5, 2004
4:46 pm
in Introduction to Elvish i read that Tolkien wre that of the Bucklandish names, the only one that has been 'translated&#39; is Meriadoc, from Kalimac... does that...
29406 William Womack
quildarener Send Email
Apr 5, 2004
11:51 pm
... Melroch 'Aestan <melroch@...> wrote:The Younger Edda by Snorri Sturluson and "Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altnordischen" by de Vries. ... Do you...
29407 Texasshuffle@...
fincaron Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
3:57 am
Amauriel Thick and flowing is her hair _Tiuca ar uleala na findesserya_ like the brown grass of autumn _ve i narnë salquë yanio_ bowing in the wind _cawinala...
29408 Hirifëo
hirifeo Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
3:57 am
... As someone replied here, these words are your constructs. When it comes to Elvish naming, I'm partial to the "if you like it, use it" rule. However, the...
29409 psalm19us Send Email Apr 6, 2004
4:05 am
I would like to translate the phrase "A star shines upon the hour of our meeting," into something approximating Doriathrin Sindarin. I have enjoyed spending...
29410 Jerome Colburn
jcolburn@... Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
8:26 am
... I've used *piquisse for "grief" based on PE12:74 s.v. PIQI- Apparently the root DEM- (Etym.) "sad, gloomy" has forms only in Ilkorin. If it nevertheless...
29411 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
10:25 am
Hi, ... I think it's _varne_ and _Yávieo_ ... _cawin_ is probably 1st person singular, so I'd put it as _cáwala_ or maybe _cávala_; also no need for _mi_, ...
29412 machhezan Send Email Apr 6, 2004
11:47 am
... Not if you follow J. R. R. Tolkien's own tengwar samples (only if you follow his theoretical statements on spelling). ... j. 'mach' wust ...
29413 michiru
michiru_benson Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
1:56 pm
As title, what could "butter" be in Sindarin? I have no PE at hand and don't know if there is a word similar in QL or GL. But there is in Westron: _zilib_,...
29414 Jerry Aurand(Fillan)
aurandfillan@... Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
6:03 pm
"This is a request for help and for opinions...My family and i are getting a kitten very soon (April 16) and we need a name for him. I convinced my parents to...
29415 Petri Tikka
petristikka Send Email
Apr 6, 2004
7:24 pm
... Instead of unatested *_tarma_ 'cross&#39;, use rather _tarwe_ 'a cross, Crusifx' (PE12:89). ... _Alta_ means *'large, great in size' (LR:348). A day can only...
29416 cgilson75 Send Email Apr 7, 2004
4:18 am
... 'n ... order? ... In English there is a sytactic pattern where the verb or the auxiliary precedes the subject rather than following it as normally in an ...
29417 andrea_elvish16 Send Email Apr 7, 2004
4:30 am
Hello to everyone! My name is Andrea, I'm 16 years old (almost 17) and I recently discovered how much I like Elvish. I'm really interested in learning it and I...
29418 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Apr 7, 2004
7:33 am
Aia Petri, ... Mmmm, at least I was on the right track... ... Okay. ... Yeah, I tried to stick to the "at least that is attested" principle. Not that I am very...
29419 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Apr 7, 2004
8:24 am
Aia, just a play with words, this time no explanations, no translations, just read: Sie, sie namil polil cile Menel Mandollo Luine helle nwalmello Polil cile...
29420 Jerome Colburn
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Apr 7, 2004
8:26 am
Ambatitiirala Tambe Telcontuvan: Nainie Vanwa Melmen Ambaroonallo This was the first popular song from Japan that those of a certain age in the Anglophone...
29421 watergirlouthere
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Apr 7, 2004
11:33 am
hi i guess i misunderstand something, but how do we know that iire i tarma tirne is not translated 'when the cross looked'? because that's what i thought it...
29422 elhath *
elenyona Send Email
Apr 7, 2004
2:26 pm
Suil, good questions... ... Stl *_raile_, perhaps (< #raya-, VT44:35; attested adj. _raina_ "smiling")? ... Besides ?_piquisse_, there's also ?_nyére_...
29423 elaryn@...
elaryndokrtovna Send Email
Apr 8, 2004
2:57 am
Hi, everyone. My name is Elaine, and I am new to the group. :-) I have named several cats by Elvish names, and for me, it has largely depended upon the cat...
29424 William Womack
quildarener Send Email
Apr 8, 2004
5:10 am
Mande teecina! Sanen (sa) pollen hanya tangeve ilye i quettar! Manallo tuule sina? Atwe <percival64@...> wrote:Aia, just a play with words, this time no...
29425 iiipitaka Send Email Apr 8, 2004
5:53 am
I have created a list for people who are are involved in teaching one or another of Tolkien's languages to classes -- either are currently doing so, have done...
29426 morwen_eledhwen@... Send Email Apr 8, 2004
7:00 am
Suilad mellon, Just an idea, what about "Beruthiel&quot;? Personally, I love that name! (Queen Beruthiel had many cats...) but do you know the gender of your...
29427 calwen76 Send Email Apr 8, 2004
12:58 pm
Hello Elflings, I'd like to inform all Czech and Slovak Elflings that I have created a group for those who are not much efficient to post in English, so they...
29428 Eugenio M. Vigo
imaglang Send Email
Apr 9, 2004
7:06 am
Suil, Surely you remember i published the "Sailassë" poem here. That was my first Quenya composition. Now, I want to show you my first Sindarin poem "Car...
29429 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Apr 9, 2004
9:26 am
... The - scant - examples in the corpus do not indicate that allative should be used, they rather employ an accusative: _Man tiruva fána cirya_ (Markirya) ...
29430 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Apr 9, 2004
10:20 am
... The song is Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. Sorry, I should've put it in my original post. Shine on, ===== Thomas Ferencz "We're a hundred and forty...
29431 kon_element_skater
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Apr 9, 2004
5:01 pm
could anybody help me ive been lookin for ways to covert my name into quenyan, for im unused to working with languages and i cant find much decent material to...
29432 Peregrin
peregrin@... Send Email
Apr 9, 2004
5:01 pm
Good job, Lucy! It's good to see that people are banding together more locally and making new communities. I also somewhat lead a smaller Elvish community here...
29434 merowen2004 Send Email Apr 9, 2004
5:02 pm
......Just a little nitpick:........ Of course you are correct; it is the Two Towers, not the Twin Towers. Obviously a "brain dead" moment. *giggle*...
29435 kyrmse Send Email Apr 9, 2004
5:02 pm
As is usual at this time of the year, three celebrations occur at a few days' distance - Christian Easter, Jewish Passover (or Pesach) and the Equinox (which...
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