S. Laegolas m. “Green-foliage”
The true Sindarin form of Nan. Legolas, a combination of laeg “green” and the lenited form of golas “foliage” (Let/282, PE17/56). In some places this name also appeared as S. Legolas with the diphthong [ae] reduced to [e] in the compound (PE17/84, 159), probably via the usual reduction of [ae] to [e] in polysyllables (hat-tip to Parmandil for this suggestion).
Conceptual Development: See Nan. Legolas for the earlier developments of this name.
References ✧ Let/282; PE17/56, 84, 159
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| †laeg | “fresh and green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage)” | ✧ Let/282; PE17/84; PE17/159 |
| golas | “foliage, collection of leaves” | ✧ Let/282; PE17/84 (go-las); PE17/159 (golas(s)) |
Cognates