Niged n. Little finger ◇ VT/48:5 See also lebig
†nimmid- v. to whiten ◇ Ety/378, X/Z
nimp I (N. nim-) adj. pale, white ◇ Ety/378
nimp II adj. small and frail ◇ VT/48:18
nin pron. me ◇ LotR/IV:X, RGEO/72
nоn Iadj. poss. 1st my ◇ UT/40, VT/44:22
nоn II n. tear ◇ Ety/376
nоn III adj. wet, watery ← Nindalf TC/195, S/435
†nind (N. ninn) adj. slender ◇ Ety/378, X/ND1
ninglor n. golden water-flower, gladden ◇ UT/280-81, UT/450 ◇ nоn+glaur "water gold"◈ *ningloron
*ningloron der.pl. of ninglor ← Loeg Ningloron UT/281, UT/450
¶ ᵲ ningonn. lapis lazuli
ᵲnнnholch n. onion (tear-root) nоn+solch
ᵲ nнnia- v. to weep
nнniel adj. tearful ◇ Ety/376
nнnim n. snowdrop (flower) ◇ Ety/367 ◇ nоn+nimp "white tear"
ninniach n. rainbow ◇ S/387 ◇ Probably nоn, *ninn- + iach "water-ford" See also eiliant
nнnui n. and adj. 1. watery ○ 2. as a noun, the month of February ◇ LotR/D
niphred (N. nifred) n. pallor, fear ◇ Ety/378, S/435, X/PH
niphredil (N. nifredil) n. a pale winter flower, snowdrop ◇ Ety/376, Ety/378, LotR/II:VI, Letters/402, X/PH ◇ niphred+-il "little pallor"
nоr n. tear, weeping ◇ Ety/376
nнrnaeth n. (tearful) lamentation ◇ Ety/376 ◇ nоr+naeth "tear-gnashing"
ᵲniss n. frost
nоth I n. youth ◇ Ety/377
Nоth II n. fem. sister ◇ VT/47:14◈ See also thel, muinthel
ᵲnithren adj. frosty
no v. imp. of na-, be! ◇ VT/44:21,24
nobad n. dual pl. of nawb, the pair of fingers composed of the thumb and the index (grouped together as in the act of picking something) ◇ VT/48:5,16
†nod- v. to tie, bind ◇ Ety/378, X/Z
noen adj. wise, sensible ◇ VT/46:9
ᵲnуf n. mouth (including the lips)
nogoth n. Dwarf, lit. "the Stunted Folk" ◇ S/435, WJ/338, WJ/388, WJ/408, WJ/413
nogotheg n. dim. of nogoth, lit. "dwarflet", a name of the Petty-Dwarves ◇ WJ/388
nogothrim n. class pl. of nogoth, Dwarf-folk ◇ RGEO/75, UT/318, WJ/388 ◇ nogoth+rim
*nor- v. 1. to run (of animals or men) ○ 2.by ext., to ride
nordhn. cord ◇ Ety/387
norn adj. 1. twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted ○ 2. hard ◇ Ety/387
nornwaith n. class pl. of norn the Dwarves ◇ MR/93, MR/106 ◇ norn+gwaith
norothn. giant
ᵲnor n. murmur
north n. riding race (PE/17)
northa- v. to make run, to race (on horses) PE/17
nуrui n. and adj. 1. sunny, fiery ○ 2. as a noun, the month of June ◇ LotR/D
noss (N. nos) n. kindred, family, clan ◇ Ety/378, PM/320
nost n. kindred, family, house ◇ PM/360
ᵲ nosta- v. to smell (something)
nothlir n. family line (esp. as family tree, genealogical tree) ◇ WR/234, WR/237, WR/309 ◇ nost, *noth + lоr "family line"
nothrim n. class pl. of nost, kindred, family, house ← Nothrim [> Nost] Finarfin PM/360 ◈ The word was rejected in favor of nost, but it may be interpreted as a valid class plural "those of the house" ◇ noss/nost + rim
ᵲ novaer interj. and n. farewell
Nu prep. beneath/under ◇ Ety/378, etc. See also nuin
ᵲ nъfprep. before
ᵲ nui n. bee
nuin prep. under the ◇ Ety/378, etc. ◇ nu+i
nuitha- v. to stunt, to prevent from coming to completion, stop short, not allow to continue ◇ WJ/413
ᵲ nulaf- v. to swallow 'down-lick'
nыr I adj. deep ◇ Ety/378
nыr II n. race (of people) ◇ Ety/378
*nыr III adj. sad ← Nъrnen UT/458, RC/457
†nŷw (N. hniof) n. noose ◇ Ety/387, X/IU
O
O I (od) prep. from, of (preposition (as a proclitic) used in either direction, from or to the point of view of the speaker) ◇ Ety/360, WJ/366, WJ/369-70, LotR/II:IV, SD/129-31, RGEO/72 ◈ According to WJ/366, the preposition "is normally o in all positions, though od appears occasionally before vowels, especially before o-". See also uin
o II N. prep. about, concerning ◇ Ety/378 ◈ The Etymologies state that h- is prefixed to the word following this preposition, when it begins with a vowel: o Hedhil "concerning the Elves". Some scholars consider that this rule is not valid in Sindarin, but that the preposition would perhaps become oh in such a case (hence oh Edhil, to be compared with ah in Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth)
ochui adj. num. ord. seventh ◇ VT/47:42 See odothui for the usual word
уdhel n. Deep Elf or Gnome, one of the Wise Folk ◇ WJ/364, WJ/366, WJ/378-379
уdhellim n. class pl. of уdhel Deep Elves or Gnomes, the Wise Folk ◇ WJ/364 ◇ уdhel+rim
odhril n. fem. parent ◇ Ety/379
odhron n. masc. parent ◇ Ety/379
odog adj. num. card. seven ◇ Ety/379, VT/42:25, VT/47:42, VT/48:6, PE/17:95
ᵲ odothil n. heptagon 'seven points'
odothui adj. num. ord. seventh ◇ TI/312, WR/436, VT/42:25
¶ ᵲ odrim adj. many (GL) od+rim
oer adj. nasty PE/22
oew n. crime, evil deed PE/17
ogol adj. wicked, evil ◇ VT/48:32
ogron n. wicked or evil person PE/17
фl pl. elei n. dream ◇ Ety/370, Ety/379
Olfanner n. one of the names given to the Vala Lуrien
oll (N. old) n. torrent, mountain-stream ◇ Ety/396
ᵲolph n. bottle
oltha- v. to dream ◇ Ety/370, Ety/379
ᵲ уlui adj. dreamy
*oneth n. fem. giver ← besoneth PM/404-05
ongol n. stench ◇ Ety/378
*onna- v. to beget ← Abonnen, Eboennin WJ/387
*onnen pl. *ennin pp. of onna-, born ← Abonnen, Eboennin WJ/387
¶ ᵲ oninn. anvil
onod n. Ent ◇ LotR/F, Letters/224
onodrim n. class pl. of onod the Ents, as a race ◇ Letters/224, TC/165 ◇ onod+rim
or prep. above, over ◇ Ety/379
or- pref. above, over ◇ Ety/379
oraearon n. seventh day of the Nъmenуrean week, Sea-day ◇ LotR/D ◇ aur+aearon
oranor n. second day of the week, day of the Sun ◇ LotR/D ◇ aur+anor
orbelain n. sixth day of the week, day of the Powers or Valar ◇ LotR/D ◇ aur+belain
orch pl. yrch n. Goblin, Orc ◇ Ety/379, LR/406, WJ/390, LotR/II:VI, LotR/F, Letters/178
orchal (N. orchall, orchel) adj. 1. superior, lofty, eminent ○ 2. tall ◇ Ety/363, Ety/379, WJ/305 ◈ We may consider that orchel is a perfectly valid dialectal variant ◇ or+hall, OS *orkʰalla
orchoth n. class pl. of orch, the Orcs (as a race) ◇ WJ/390 ◇ orch+hoth
ᵲ orfn. apple (Q orva, GL)
ᵲ orforn n. apple tree (orf+orn)
orgaladh n. fourth day of the Nъmenуrean week, day of the White Tree ◇ LotR/D ◈ This day was formerly called orgaladhad in the Elvish calendar ◇ aur+galadh
orgaladhad n. fourth day of the Elvish week, day of the Two Trees ◇ LotR/D ◈ This day was renamed orgaladh in the Nъmenуrean calendar ◇ aur+galadh, with quenya influenced dual ending
orgilion n. first day of the week, day of the Stars ◇ LotR/D ◇ aur+gil, with archaic genitive
orithil n. third day of the week, day of the Moon ◇ LotR/D ◇ aur+ithil
ormenel n. fifth day of the week, Heavens' day ◇ LotR/D ◇ aur+menel