ᴺS. [N.] ^medlin adj. “*bear-like” (Category: Bear)
N. meglin adj. “*bear-like” (Category: Bear)
An adjective form meglin of megli “bear” appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/LIS).
Neo-Sindarin: The sound change dl > gl was not a feature of Sindarin, so most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. medlin “bear-like”, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).
Reference ✧ Ety/LIS
Elements
megli | “bear, (lit.) honey-eater” | ✧ Ety/LIS |
#-en | “adjective suffix” | ✧ Ety/LIS (#-in) |
Element In