S. Lasgalen pn. “Green of Leaf”
Another name for Q. Laurelin translated “Green of Leaf” (MR/155), a combination of las(s) “leaf” and the lenited form of calen “green”.
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name appeared as N. Lhasgalen (LR/210), and Lhasgalen also appeared in The Etymologies with the translation “Greenleaf” and essentially the same derivation given above (Ety/LAS¹).
References ✧ MR/155; MRI; PE17/119
Glosses
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| las(s) | “leaf” | |
| calen | “green; fresh, vigorous; †bright” | soft-mutation |
N. Lhasgalen pn. “Green of Leaf”
References ✧ Ety/LAS¹; LR/210; LRI
Glosses
Elements
| lhass | “leaf” | ✧ Ety/LAS¹ | |
| calen | “green, (orig.) bright-coloured” | soft-mutation |