S. hithlain n. “mist thread, grey elvish rope” (Category: Rope, Cord)
The name of the grey elvish rope from The Lord of the Rings (LotR/371). Starting with the second edition index of LotR Tolkien said it meant “mist thread” (LotRI), and in notes from the late 1960s he gave its Quenya equivalent as hísilanya, indicating the elements of hithlain were hîth “mist” and lain “thread, warp, ‽twine” (PE17/60).
References ✧ LotR/371; LotRI/Hithlain; PE17/60
Glosses
Elements
| hîth | “mist” | |
| #lain | “thread, warp, ‽twine” | ✧ PE17/60 (#lain) |
Cognates