S. Lindon loc. “Land of Music”
Land of the Nandor in eastern Beleriand, translated “Land of Music” (S/123), based on lind¹ “song”. This name was originally Nandorin, adopted into Sindarin (WJ/385), because normally [nd] became [nn] in Sindarin.
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the name Ilk. Lindon was translated “Region of Music” and provided a new explanation for the name of the mountain range Eredlindon (LR/267). In The Etymologies, it was translated “Musical Land” and designated Ilkorin, appearing beside a variant Lhinnon which is probably the Noldorin form of the name (Ety/LIN²).
References ✧ LotRI; MRI; PMI; S/123; SA/lin²; SI; SMI; UTI; WJ/385; WJI/Dor Lindon, Lindon
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Elements
| lind¹ | “song, chant, singing; singer” | ||
| √LIN² | “sing, make a musical sound” | ✧ SA/lin² | |
Element In
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Derivations
Derivatives
Phonetic Developments
| ✶Lindānā > Lindon | [lindānā] > [lindāna] > [lindǭna] > [lindauna] > [lindaun] > [lindon] > [linnon] | ✧ WJ/385 |
Ilk. Lindon loc. “Musical Land”
References ✧ Ety/LIN²; LR/267; LRI; TII
Glosses
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Elements
| S. lind¹ | “song, chant, singing; singer” |
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Element In
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶Lindān-d > Lindon | [lindānd] > [lindōnd] > [lindōn] > [lindon] | ✧ Ety/LIN² |