Q. Nendili coll. “Water-lovers”

Q. Nendili, coll. “Water-lovers”

A name of the Teleri as lovers of the sea (WJ/411). It is a compound of nén “water” and the plural form of the suffix -(n)dil “-lover”. It is similar in origin to their other name Falmari.

References ✧ WJ/411; WJI

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nén “water”
-(n)dil “-friend, -lover; devotion, disinterested love” plural