Sindarin Dictionary
Look up any of the 202 words in the Sindarin dictionary. Each entry gives the meaning, pronunciation, part of speech and real example sentences.
202 words
| Sindarin | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|
| gad- | to catch | verb |
| gador | dungeon, prison | noun |
| gae | dread | noun |
| gaear | sea | noun |
| gael | pale, glimmering | adjective |
| gaer | 1.dreadful 2.red, copper coloured also “goer” 3.sea 4.ruddy | adjective |
| gaeron | great sea, ocean | noun |
| gaeruil | seaweed “gaer” + “uil” | compound noun |
| gal- | light | prefix |
| gala- | to grow | verb |
| galad | radiance | noun |
| galadh | tree | noun |
| galadhremmen | tree-woven, tree-tangled “galadh” + “remmen” | adjective |
| galadhremmin | tree-woven, tree-tangled plural of “galadhremmen” | adjective |
| galadhrim | tree-folks, the elves from “Lothlórien” | noun |
| galas | 1.growth 2.plant | noun |
| galenas | pipeweed | noun |
| galo | grow infinitive of the verb “gala-” | verb |
| galu | blessing, good fortune | noun |
| galvorn | a black metal devised by the dark elf “Eöl” “gal” + “morn” | compound noun |
| gamp | hook, claw | noun |
| ganna- | to play a harp | verb |
| gannada- | to play a harp | verb |
| gannado | to play a harp infinitive of the verb “gannada-” | verb |
| gannel | a harp | noun |
| ganno | to play a harp infinitive of the verb “ganna-” | verb |
| gar- | to hold, to have | verb |
| garaf | wolf | noun |
| gardh | 1.bounded or defined region 2.world | noun |
| garn | property, possessed object | noun |
| garo | hold, have infinitive of the verb “gar-” | verb |
| garth | fort, fortress | noun |
| gas | hole, gap | noun |
| gath | cavern, cave | noun |
| gathrod | cavern, cave “gath” + “grôd” | compound noun |
| gaud | device | noun |
| gaul | wolf | noun |
| gaur | werewolf | noun |
| gaurhoth | a host of werewolves class plural of “gaur” | noun |
| gaurwaith | wolf-man, werewolf “gaur” + “gwaith” | compound noun |
| gaw | void | noun |
| gawa- | to howl | verb |
| gawad | howling infinitive of the verb “gawa-” | verb |
| gedi | catch infinitive of the verb “gad-” | verb |
| gelaidh | trees plural of “galadh” | noun |
| gelir | 1.happy 2.a happy person | adjective |
| gell | joy, triumph | noun |
| gellui | triumphant | adjective |
| gelydh | deep elves, gnomes plural of “golodh” | noun |
| gem | sickly | |
| genedia- | to reckon | verb |
| genediad | reckoning gerund of the verb “genedia-” | verb |
| gerin | (I) hold, (I) have first person of the verb “gar-” | verb |
| gerir | they do (VT44:30); lenited third-person plural present tense of “car-”. | verb |
| gern | worn, old (used to describe THINGS) | adjective |
| gîl | star or bright point of light (common term) | noun |
| gildin | silver spark “gîl” + “tinu” | compound noun |
| gilgalad | starlight “gîl” + “calad” | compound noun |
| giliath | a host of stars | noun |
| giri- | to shudder | verb |