Sindarin Dictionary
Look up any of the 59 words in the Sindarin dictionary. Each entry gives the meaning, pronunciation, part of speech and real example sentences.
59 words
| Sindarin | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|
| angerthas | spelling “and” + “certhas” Extended version of the Cirth runes | compound noun |
| annin | long year “and” + “ennin” | compound noun |
| arnen | royal water “ara-” + “nen” | compound noun |
| calenhad | green place “calen” + “sad” | compound noun |
| ceredir | maker, doer “cared” + “dîr” | compound noun |
| certhas | runic alphabet, rune rows “certh” + “as” | compound noun |
| círbann | haven “cair” + “pand” | compound noun |
| condir | mayor “caun” + “dîr” | compound noun |
| daedelu | canopy “dae” + “telu” | compound noun |
| danwaith | the Nandor, a tribe of elves “dan” + “gwaith” | compound noun |
| danwedth | ransom “dan” + “gwedh” | compound noun |
| denwaith | the Nandor, a tribe of elves “dan” + “gwaith” | compound noun |
| dineth | bride “dî” + “neth” | compound noun |
| dírnaith | a military wedge-formation lauched over a short distance against an enemy, or a defensive formation on open ground “dîr” + “naith” | compound noun |
| drúadan | a wild man “drû” + “adan” | compound noun |
| drúnos | a family of the Drû-folk “drû” + “nos” | compound noun |
| drúwaith | the wilderness of the Drû-menk “drû” + “gwaith” | compound noun |
| dúlinn | nightingale “dû” + “lind” | compound noun |
| dúnadan | man of the west, the Númenórean “dûn” + “adan” | compound noun |
| dúnedain | men of the west, the Númenóreans “dûn” + “edain”; plural of “dúnadan” | compound noun |
| dúnedhel | elf of “Beleriand”, including “Noldor” and “Sindar”; elf of the west “dûn” + “edhel” | compound noun |
| dúnedhil | elves of “Beleriand”, including “Noldor” and “Sindar”; elves of the west “dûn” + “edhil”; plural of “dúnedhel” | compound noun |
| ecthel | point of spear “êg” + “thela” | compound noun |
| edhelharn | elf-stone “edhel” + “sarn” | compound noun |
| eiliant | rainbow “ianu” + “iant” | compound noun |
| elanor | a flower, a kind of pimpernel bearing golden and silver flowers “êl” + “anor” | compound noun |
| elril | bright stars “êl” + “ril” | compound noun |
| elvellon | elf-friend “el” + “mellon” | compound noun |
| elvellyn | elf-friends “el” + “mellyn”, plural of “elvellon” | compound noun |
| ephel | surrounding fence, encircling fence “et” + “pêl” | compound noun |
| eregdos | holly-tree, holly “ereg” + “toss” | compound noun |
| ethir | 1.mouth of river “ed” + “sîr” 2.spy “ed” + “tirn” | compound noun |
| forven | north “fôr” + “mên” | compound noun |
| gaeruil | seaweed “gaer” + “uil” | compound noun |
| galvorn | a black metal devised by the dark elf “Eöl” “gal” + “morn” | compound noun |
| gathrod | cavern, cave “gath” + “grôd” | compound noun |
| gaurwaith | wolf-man, werewolf “gaur” + “gwaith” | compound noun |
| gildin | silver spark “gîl” + “tinu” | compound noun |
| gilgalad | starlight “gîl” + “calad” | compound noun |
| gondrafn | hewn stone “gond” + “drafn” | compound noun |
| gondram | hewn stone “gond” + “drafn” | compound noun |
| gorthad | barrow “gorth” + “sad” | compound noun |
| gowest | treaty, contract “go” + “gwest” | compound noun |
| guren | my heart (metaphorically use) “gûr” + “-en” | compound noun |
| gwachaedir | Palantír, the seeing-stone “gwa-” + “hae” + “tirn” | compound noun |
| gwaloth | blosson, many flowers “gwa-” + “loth” | compound noun |
| gwelwen | air, lower air “gwelu” + “men” | compound noun |
| herdir | (male) master “hîr” + “dîr” | compound noun |
| herven | husband “hîr” + “benn” | compound noun |
| hervess | wife “hîr” + “bess” | compound noun |
| heryn | lady “hîr” + “dî” | compound noun |
| hithlain | a substance used by the elves of “Lothlórien” to make strong ropes, in the Common Speech it is called “mist-thread” “hîth” + “lain” | compound noun |
| limlug | sea-serpent “lim” + “lhûg” | compound noun |
| mallorn | gold-tree “mall” + “orn” | compound noun |
| mallos | golden flower | compound noun |
| morchaint | shadows of people and/or objects, cast by light plural of “morchant” | compound noun |
| morchant | shadow of people and/or objects, cast by light “morn” + “cant” | compound noun |
| morgul | sorcery, dark arts “morn” + “gûl” | compound noun |
| mornedhel | dark elf “morn” + “edhel” | compound noun |