Q. Laurelin (Laurelind-) pn. “Song of Gold, Singing Gold”
Name of the Golden Tree of Valinor, the one of the Two Trees which shone with golden light (S/38). It is a compound of laurë “gold” and lin(dë) “singing, song” (SA/laurë, lin²), variously translated as “Song of Gold” (MR/155) or “Singing Gold (PE17/80)”.
Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, the tree was first named ᴱQ. Lindelokte “Singing Cluster” with numerous variations (LT1/22, LTA/Lindelos). Towards the end of Tolkien’s work on the Lost Tales, he introduced the name ᴱQ. {Lindelaure >>} Laurelin “Singing-gold” (LT2/216), and used this as the name thereafter.
The name ᴹQ. Laurelin was translated “Song of Gold” in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/210). This translation also appeared in The Etymologies (Laurelind-, Ety/LIN²), but there Tolkien considered a variant, co-existing translation “Hanging Flame” (Laureling-, EtyAC/LING). This variant was retained in the later Sindarin name of the tree: S. Glingal.
References ✧ LotRI/Laurelin, Trees, Two; MR/155; MRI; PE17/61, 80; PMI; S/38; SA/laurë, lin²; SI; UTI; WJI
Glosses
Variations
Related
Elements
| laurë | “gold (light or colour)” | ✧ PE17/61; PE17/80; SA/laurë | |
| #lindë | “singing, song, musical sound” | ||
| √LIN² | “sing, make a musical sound” | ✧ SA/lin² | |
Element In
Cognates
ᴹQ. Laurelin pn. “Song of Gold”
References ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R), GLIN, LÁWAR, LIN²; EtyAC/LING; LR/210; LRI; RSI; SMI
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Laurelinden | genitive | ✧ Ety/LIN² | |
| Laurelingen | genitive | “hanging-gold” | ✧ Ety/LIN² |
| Laurelingen | genitive | ✧ EtyAC/LING |
Elements
| laure | “gold” | ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R) (laure); Ety/LÁWAR | |
| linde¹ | “air, tune” | ||
| ᴹ√LIN² | “sing” | ✧ Ety/GLIN (GLIN); Ety/LIN² | |
| ᴹ√(G)LINGI | “hang” | ✧ Ety/LIN² (LING) | |
| linga-¹ | “to hang, dangle” | ✧ EtyAC/LING | |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Laurelin pn. “Singing-gold”
References ✧ LBI/Glingal, Laurelin; LT1A/Laurelin; LT1I; LT2/216; LT2I/Laurelin, Lindelaurë; PE13/102, 104; PE15/8, 25; SM/80
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| laure | “(mystic name of) gold” | ✧ LT1A/Laurelin; PE15/25 |
| lin¹ | “melody, air, tune, musical voice” | ✧ PE15/25 (linde) |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Lindelokte pn. “Singing Cluster”
References ✧ LT1/22, 79, 131; LT1A/Lindeloksë, Lindelos; LT1I/Lindeloksë; LT2/216; LT2A/Lindeloktë; LT2I/Lindelaurë; PE13/102, 104; PE15/8, 25
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| lin¹ | “melody, air, tune, musical voice” | ✧ LT1A/Lindelos (Linde-); LT1A/Lindelos (Linde-); PE15/25 (linde) |
| lokte | “blossom (of flowers), (flower) cluster, bunch” | ✧ LT1A/Lindelos |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Lindelóte pn.
References ✧ LT1/79, 131; LT1A/Lindeloksë, Lindelos; LT1I/Lindeloksë
Changes
Elements
| lin¹ | “melody, air, tune, musical voice” | |
| lóte | “flower, bloom, blossom” | ✧ LT1A/Lindelos |