Undolaurл See Glorund.
Valar NFG has the following entry: ‘Banin [emended from Banion] or Bandrim [emended from Banlim]. Now these dwell, say the Noldoli, in Gwalien [emended from Banien] but they are spoken of ever by Elfrith and the others in their Elfin names as the Valar (or Vali), and that glorious region of their abode is Valinor.’ See I.272 (Valar).
SHORT GLOSSARY OF OBSOLETE, ARCHAIC, AND RARE WORDS
Words that have been given in the similar glossary to Part I (such as an ‘if’, fain, lief, meed, rede, ruth) are not as a rule repeated here. Some words of current English used in obsolete senses are included.
acquaint old past participle, superseded by acquainted, 287
ardour burning heat, 38, 170 (modern sense 194)
bested beset, 193
bravely splendidly, showily, 75
broidure embroidery, 163. Not recorded, but broid- varied with broud- etc. in Middle English, and broudure ‘embroidery’ is found.
burg walled and fortified town, 175
byrnie body-armour, corslet, coat-of-mail, 163
carcanet ornamental collar or necklace, 227–8, 235, 238
carle (probably) serving-man, 85; house-carle 190
chain linear measure (a chain’s length), sixty-six feet, 192
champain level, open country, 295, 298
clue thread, 322
cot small cottage, 95, 141
damasked 224, damascened 173, 227, ornamentally inlaid with designs in gold and silver.
diapered covered with a small pattern, 173
dight arrayed, fitted out, 173
drake dragon, 41, 46, 85–7, etc. (Drake is the original English word, Old English draca, derived from Latin; dragon was from French).
drolleries comic plays or entertainments, 190
enow enough, 241–2
enthralled enslaved, 97, 163, 196, 198
entreat treat, 26, 77, 87, 236 (modern sense 38)
errant wandering, 42
estate situation, 97
ewer pitcher for water, 226
eyot small island, 7
fathom linear measure (six feet), formerly not used only of water, 78
fell in dread fell into dread, 106
force waterfall, 105 (Northern English, from Scandinavian).
fordone overcome, 233
fosses pits, 288
fretted adorned with elaborate carving, 297
glamour enchantment, spell, 314
greaves armour for the lower leg, 163
guestkindliness hospitality, 228. Apparently not recorded; used in I.175.
haply perhaps, 13, 94, 99
hie hasten; hie thee, hasten, 75
high-tide festival, 231
house-carle 190, see carle.
inly inwardly, 315
jacinth blue, 274
kempt combed, 75; unkempt, uncombed, 159
kirtle long coat or tunic, 154
knave male child, boy, 96 (the original sense of the word, long since lost).
lair in the dragon’s lair, 105, the place where the dragon was lying (i.e. happened at that time to be lying).
lambent (of flame) playing lightly on a surface without burning, 297
league about three miles, 171, 189, 201
lealty loyalty, 185
let desisted, 166; allowed, 181; had let fashion, had had fashioned, 174, let seize, had (him) seized, 225, let kill, had (them) killed, 235
like please, 41; good liking, good will, friendly disposition, 169
list wish, 85, 101; like, 236
or ever before ever, 5–6, 38, 80, 110, 233–4, 240
or…or either…or, 226
pale boundary, 269
ports gateways, 299
prate chatter, speak to no purpose, 75
puissance power, 168
repair make one’s way, go, 162
runagate deserter, 15, 44 (the same word in origin as renegade, 15, 44, 224, 232)
scathe hurt, harm, 99, 233
scatterlings wanderers, stragglers, 182
sconces brackets fastened on a wall, to carry candle or torch, 226
scullion menial kitchen-servant, drudge, 17, 45
shallop 274. See I.275; but here the boat is defined as oarless.
silvern silver, 270 (the original Old English adjective).
slot track of an animal, 38, 96 (= spoor 38).
stead farm, 89
stricken in the Stricken Anvil, struck, beaten, 174, 179
swinge stroke, blow, 194
thews strength, bodily power, 33
tilth cultivated (tilled) land, 4, 88, 101
tithe tenth part, 188, 223, 227
travail hardship, suffering, 77, 82, 239; toil, 168; travailed, toiled, 163; travailing, enduring hardship, 75
trencher large dish or platter, 226
uncouth 85 perhaps has the old meaning ‘strange’, but elsewhere (13, 75, 115) has the modern sense.
vambrace armour for the fore-arm, 163
weird fate, 85–6, 111, 155, 239
whin gorse, 287
whortle whortleberry, bilberry; whortlebush 287
withe withy, flexible branch of willow, 229
worm serpent, dragon, 85–8, etc.
wrack downfall, ruin, 116, 253, 283, 285
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Жlfhвm (Old English) ‘Elfhome’. 301–2. See Eldaros.
Жlfheah (Old English) Companion of Жlfwine; called ‘the fatherless’. 315–16, 320, 323, 330, 332–4. (Replaced Gelimer.)
Жlfred of Wessex (language of) 301
Жlfwine (Old English) ‘Elf-friend’. 278, 300–5, 307–11, 313–23, 325, 327, 329–34. ‘The Жfwine story’ 300, 303, 305, 310–12. 323, 326. See Eldairon, Lъthien (1).
Aelin-uial ‘Meres of Twilight’. 217, 249. (Replaced Umboth-muilin, the Pools of Twilight.)
Afros River in Tol Eressлa, joining the Gruir at the bridge of Tavrobel (see 288). 284, 287
Agarwaen ‘Blood-stained’, name given to himself by Tъrin in Nargothrond. 128
Ailios Earlier name of Gilfanon. 69–70, 144–5, 221–2, 228, 242–3, 256, 284, 294
Ainulindalл 219. See Music of the Ainur.
Ainur Singular Ainu 15, 32, 36, 113, 177, 198; Ainu Melko 15, 18, 33; Ainu of Evil 22. Plural Ainu 202, 264; Ainur 151–2, 165, 174, 197, 202, 204, 218–19. See Gar Ainion, Music of the Ainur, Valar.
Airin Wife of Brodda; called Faiglindra, Firilanda, ‘of the long hair’ (90, 93). 89–91, 93, 126–8. Later form Aerin 126–7
Alalminуrл ‘Land of Elms’, region of England (Warwickshire) and of Tol Eressлa. 292, 313, 324, 327