... Hi Cyllwen, I would definitely go with 'gûr' for a phrase like "my heart tells me..." but with 'hûn' for saying something like "the Orc's arrow shot him...
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Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
Jun 1, 2006 2:08 am
In LOTR, Tolkien wrote that Elves count by sixes and twelves as far as possible. In the King's letter Tolkien translated "nelchaenen" as "31st". So, men, who...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Jun 1, 2006 12:08 am
... My definition would be that with _gûr_ it implies heart as in 'where emotions and intuitions come from; personality' rather than _ind_ 'core; meaning', as...
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Cyllwen
cyllwen1985
May 31, 2006 9:43 pm
... ind, er ... _gýr_ myself) I looked it up in Hisweloke's Sindarin dictionary, and there it says: gûr = heart (in the moral sense), counsel ind = inner...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
May 30, 2006 10:18 pm
Cyllwen <cyllwen@...> wrote: I think (based on everyone's advise here) the 'best' translation for 'Two lives, two hearts, one love' would be: _Tâd...
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Cyllwen
cyllwen1985
May 30, 2006 2:22 pm
... regards to numerals and their position. He has a slightly different slant on things. Because Sindarin is a Celtic-based language, some of the grammar rules...
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Dustin Earl
shadow4366
May 30, 2006 8:46 am
Hello, Perhaps a rewording like "All we must do is use what time is given to us". I can't think of any attested words for "choose" or "decide", however if you...
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Alexandra Saftoiu
allixme
May 29, 2006 8:00 am
Hello all, it's been a long time since I wrote to you because I'm really busy lately and didn't find time even for what I like. I have a question and thought...
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A.W.T.
aolung
May 29, 2006 7:57 am
... Of course, that's absolutely okay! E....
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Robert Wheelock
rob_wheel12
May 29, 2006 7:48 am
... [...] ... [...] Hello! On the / (Y / y with circumflex), that character _is_ available in Unicode--they're at U+0176 (H-C) and U+0177 (L-C); access...
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Berio
skavox
May 29, 2006 7:48 am
There appears to be a very detailed interpretation of Bilbo's song. I have no idea of it's authenticity, however, it's apparently translated by David Salo. ...
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Thomas Potter, Warlock
morbranpendreig
May 29, 2006 7:44 am
... -- ¡Aiya Eärendil eleion ancalima! » *Thom says:* ~ Generally speaking, when the owners choose to have attachments removed, and thus the messages sent...
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Elennor Sedai
elennor_sedai
May 29, 2006 7:43 am
Hi everyone: Mi name is Sol Diaz de Leon and I'm from Mexico... the word Sol means "sun" in english... I had a friend that was also obsessed with LotR that...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
May 28, 2006 5:28 pm
... I think _er_ should be used instead of _min_ as the word for "1" here. (The latter means "one as the first of a series".) ... Recommendations? I would go...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
May 28, 2006 1:50 pm
... We don't have much info on usage of numbers, but there is one published sample of Noldorin by JRRT available which reads _Lheben teil brann i annon..._...
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Susn Frances Edwards ...
frances_peac...
May 28, 2006 10:15 am
Since my attmept to avoid typing out the whole poem twice more failed miserably, here it is! Harnannen nûr, danassen, darnassen na dhúath, athan estel, atham...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
May 27, 2006 7:00 pm
You might take a look at Thorsten Renk's course on Sindarin with regards to numerals and their position. He has a slightly different slant on things. Because...
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Cyllwen
cyllwen1985
May 27, 2006 6:50 pm
Arthur, thanks for your reply! ... come before the noun rather than after I'm a bit confused. I thought numbers normally come after the noun. From Ryszard...
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A.W.T.
aolung
May 27, 2006 1:50 pm
... for those who can help with Sindarin. Unlike the Quenya, this is NOT intended to be fit for publication. It doesn't flow in the same way that the Quenya...
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Susn Frances Edwards ...
frances_peac...
May 27, 2006 9:56 am
Here is my first ROUGH DRAFT of a Sindarin version of Faramir with queries and notes for those who can help with Sindarin. Unlike the Quenya, this is NOT...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
May 25, 2006 9:19 pm
Nindiel <cyllwen@...> wrote: 'Two lives, two hearts, one love.' _Cuil tâd, ind (or guir*?) tâd, meleth min._ Numbers, unlike other types of...
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nindiel
May 25, 2006 8:38 pm
Hi, A friend of mine asked me to translate a small line into Sindarin, for on a wedding band. As it is important to have it absolutely right, I thought I...
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raeno@...
May 24, 2006 7:17 am
Hello! In the second part of The Book of Lost Tales it is said that Tavrobel, the city of elves, is situated near the conjunction of two rivers, Gruir and...
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imabiah
May 24, 2006 7:16 am
Suilad! I wonder if anyone has attempted a Sindarin translation of Bilbo's last song? I would like to give it a go, but I can't see duplicating someone else's...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
May 21, 2006 6:03 pm
Wikipedia's entry on Neo-Eldarin literature should be expanded with more links to Neo-Quenya and Neo-Sindarin texts available on the web: ...
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Susn Frances Edwards ...
frances_peac...
May 20, 2006 9:12 am
Here now is the version of the poem which has been sent to Amon Hen for publication. Please note that it SHOULD be centred on the page. All thanks and...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
May 18, 2006 9:12 pm
Tuilindë, Pantala hendunyat cenen i aranta envinyatarinyo. The reworking of this stanza is much better, although it should be _cenin_ since what you have here...
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Atwe
percival64
May 17, 2006 8:32 pm
... It's rather _cenin_. Shine on, Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages - http://aglardh.middangeard.hu Footprints - the Middangeard blog -...
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Susn Frances Edwards ...
frances_peac...
May 17, 2006 5:53 pm
Thomas and Arthur You discussed and wrote about ... Thank you both - I have fixed the stanza by putting another syllable in as follows: Pantala hendunyat...
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trilogy9@...
May 17, 2006 3:49 pm
In a message dated 5/14/2006 1:16:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, elhanan_austin@... writes: http://www.elvish.org/elm/names.html What about Sindarin...
