Q. Lalwendë f. “Laughing Maiden”
The mother-name of the youngest daughter of Finwë, from which her Sindarin name was derived (PM/343). It is a compound of lala- “to laugh” and a suffixal -wendë of vendë “maiden”.
References ✧ PM/343; PMI/Írimë
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Inflections
Lalwen | shortened | ✧ PM/343 |
Elements
lala- | “to laugh” | ✧ PM/359 |
vendë | “maiden, *virgin” | ✧ PM/343 (wendë) |
Cognates