Q. Laurenandë loc. “Valley of Gold”
The Quenya translation of the original Nandorin name Lórinand for S. Lórien. It was the inspiration for the complete Quenya name Laurelindórenan (UT/253). This name is a compound of laurë “gold” and nandë “valley”.
References ✧ NM/351; UT/253; UTI/Laurenandë, Lórien²
Glosses
Variations
Related
Elements
| laurë | “gold (light or colour)” | ✧ UT/253 |
| nan(do) | “(wide) valley, vale” | ✧ UT/253 (#nandë) |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶laware-nde > laurende | [lawarende] > [laurende] | ✧ NM/351 |