S. Thingol m. “Greycloak, Greymantle”
Lord of Doriath whose name was translated “Greymantle” (S/56) or “Greycloak” (WJ/410), a combination of thind “grey” (SA/thin(d)) and the lenited form of coll¹ “cloak”.
Conceptual Development: In earliest Lost Tales, this name appeared variously as G. Tintoglin (LT1/131), G. Tinthellon or Tinto’ellon (LT2/50, 61) and G. Tinwelint, the last of these being his most common name in the early tales (LT1/115, LT2/50, GL/70). The name Thingol emerged in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/9) and was used thereafter. In Early Noldorin notes from this period, ᴱN. Thingol contained the word ᴱN. thing “prince” (PE13/154).
In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the name Thingol was designated Doriathrin [Ilkorin], and its second element was first Ilk. gôl¹ “light” (Ety/KAL) and then Ilk. (n)gôl “wise” (Ety/THIN). In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, the later meaning of his name “Greycloak” emerged along with its Quenya equivalent Sindicollo (MR/217).
References ✧ LBI/Elu; LotRI; LT1I/Thingol, Tinwelint; LT2I/Elu Thingol; MR/217; MRI; PE17/72, 112; PE21/85; PM/337; PMI/Sindikollo, Thingol; S/56; SA/thin(d); SI/Elwë, Greymantle, Sindar, Singollo, Thingol; UTI/Elu, Thingol; WJ/410; WJI/Elwë, Thingol
Glosses
Elements
| thind | “grey” | ✧ PE17/72 (thin(n)); PE17/112 (thin(n)); SA/thin(d) (thin(d)) | |
| #coll¹ | “cloak, mantle” | soft-mutation | ✧ PE17/72 (#gol) |
Cognates
Ilk. Thingol m. “*Grey-wise”
References ✧ Ety/KAL, THIN; LBI/Thingol, Tinwelint; LR/215; LRI; LT2/51; LT2I/Thingol, Tinwelint; PE21/60; PE22/41; RSI; SMI; TII; WRI
Variations
Related
Elements
| thind | “grey” | ✧ Ety/THIN | |
| (n)gôl | “wise, magical” | ✧ Ety/THIN (gōl) | |
| gôl¹ | “light” | ✧ Ety/KAL (rejected etymology) | |
Element In
Cognates
G. Tinwelint m.
References ✧ GL/70; LBI; LRI; LT1/115, 131; LT1A/Tinwë Linto; LT1I; LT2/50-51, 69, 119; LT2I/Thingol, Tinthellon, Tintoglin, Tinwelint, Tinwë Linto; SMI; WJI
Variations
Changes
Elements
| ᴱ√TINI | “twinkle” | ✧ LT1A/Tinwë Linto (TIN) |
| lint | “quick, agile, nimble, light” | ✧ LT1A/Tinwë Linto |
Cognates
G. Tinto’ellon m.
References ✧ LT2/50-51, 69, 119; LT2I/Tinthellon
Variations
Changes
Cognates
G. Tintoglin m.
References ✧ LT1/131; LT1I/Tinwelint; LT2/69, 119; LT2I
Changes