Answers for Sindarin Practice Exercises

[Lúthien]

ANSWERS - 1 - THE DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLE (§1.2.1 p.16)

Using the word list or dictionary, translate the following english phrases into Sindarin -
a man; the son; the hill ; a tree ; the Sun ; the Telerin elf ; the gate ; a debate ; the holly-tree ; (braided) hair
adan (a human) or benn (a male); ion ; amon ; i Anor ; i teler ; i annon ; i athrabeth ; i ereg or eregdos; finnel

- and translate these into either English or your native tongue:
in erain; in ion; sell; i aew; naug ; in edain ; in aew ; i aran ; galadh ; calad
the kings; the sons; the bird ; a dwarf ; the men or the humans ; the birds ; the king ; a tree ; (a) light

Note that for Sindarin words that are the same singular and plural (i.e. aew, ion) the definite article can tell you whether it is intended as singular or plural.

[Huanarmo]

Part I

1. daughter of a king - sell aran
2. daughter of the king - sell i aran or sell en aran
3. daughter of kings - sell erain
4. daughters of the kings - sill in erain or sill enan erain
5. window of twilight - henneth uial
6. tower of the spider - barad i ungol or barad en ungol
7. sword of the Elf - magol i edhel or magol en edhel
8. swords of the Elves - meigol in edhil or meigol enan edhil

Part II

1. aran edhil - king of Elves
2. aran in edhil - king of the Elves
3. glam in yrch - clamour/din of the orcs
4. aras enan erain - deer of (the) kings.
5. haudh en elleth - grave-mound of the Elf-maid
6. ylf miruvor - a cup of miruvor (miruvor is "the cordial of Imladris", "a warm and fragrant liquor" - LotR 2:III)
7. gîl glaw - (a) star of radiance
8. rîs i aduial - queen of the evening twilight

[Eryniel]

Part I

1) he is a Dúnadan - ho Dúnadan
2) are they orcs? - hai yrch?
3) it is golden - ha mallen
4) they are half-Elven (female) - hi peredhil
5) I am old (empathic) - im iaur
6) it is a white flower - ha elloth nimp
7) she is an Elf-maiden - he elleth
8) are you the daughters of the king? (formal) - le sellath en aran?

Part II

1) ho aras - he is a deer
2) ha gwend iaur - it is old friendship
3) e ethir - he is a spy (empathic)
4) ci noeg - you are a dwarf
5) hy Haradrim? - are they Southlanders? (male)
6) le noen? - are you wise?
7) mí edain en aran - we are the king's men
8) hai edhil Imladris - they are Elves of Imladris

[Huanarmo]

Part 1

1. the tower - i varad
2. the cloak - i goll (< coll)
3. the oak - i dhoron (< dôr)
4. the maiden - i 'wend (< gwend)
5. the Dwarf - i chadhod (< hadhod) or i naug, i nogoth ('n' does not lenite)
6. the sword - i vagol (< magol)
7. the Hobbit - i berian (< perian)
8. the wilderness - i throvan (< rhovan)
9. the river - i hirion (< sirion)
10. the wood/forest - i dawar (< tawar)

Part 2

1. i venn - the man/husband (< benn)
2. i goth - the enemy (< coth)
3. i dhraug - the wolf (< draug)
4. i 'lîr - the song, poem (< glîr)
5. i chiril - the lady (< hiril)
6. i vereth - the feast/festival (< mereth)
7. i barth - the field (< parth)
8. i thrach - the curse (< rhach)
9. i hiniath - the news/tidings (< siniath)
10. i dinnu - the dusk/twilight (< tinnu)

[Eryniel]

Part 1

1. you fight orcs (singular) - maethog yrch
2. they enter - minnar
3. we (exclusive) wander - reniam
4. it shines - síla
5. the sun fades - (I) anor thinna.
6. night approaches - daw anglenna
7. Aragorn and Legolas stay - Aragorn a Legolas darthar
8. I listen - laston
9. you want the jewel (plural) - aníralir i vír
10. a river flows impetuous - sîr siria 'orn

Part 2

1. groga i dhúath - he / she / it fears the shadow
2. cuianc - we (inclusive) live
3. eglerion Arwen - I praise Arwen
4. maetham naugrim verin - we (exclusive) fight bold dwarves
5. awarthog i aran - you forsake the king. (singular)
6. groganc i goth veleg - we fear the great / mighty enemy. (inclusive)
7. berion i 'obel- I protect the village / town / city
8. taur gala orchal - a forest grows tall
9. northalir i roch - you (ye) ride the horse (plural & formal / courteous)
10. giliath sílar míriel - all the stars shine sparkling like a jewel (plural)

[Lúthien]

Part I

1) I hear the birds sing – laston aew linno
2) I would like to sing – aníron linnad
3) dim the light – gwathro galad
4) I look at the moon rising – tírion orthad Ithil
5) he shall enter Rivendell – ho minno Imladris ( Aran)
6) we (exclusive) hear a jewel-smith hammer – lastam vírdain dammo
7) the king wants the troop to fight – aran aníra maethad gwaith
8) flame light, Flee darkness – lacho calad, drego morn
9) doth thou wanteth to enter? Or: Do you (formal) want to enter? - aníral minnad
10) we (inclusive) want to sing - aníranc linnad

Part II

1) dartho mí - we shall wait
2) anírar beriad - they want to protect
3) tírianc ungol - we (inclusive) gaze at a spider
4) tírion aran maetho - I gaze at the king fight
5) delio adan - conceal the human
6) goston dannad – I fear to fall
7) lastal i linnad? - doeth thou heareth the singing? Or: Do you(formal) hear the singing?
8) athrado edhil i dhuin - the Elves shall cross the river
9) drego gaurhoth – flee the group of werewolves
10) ho hartha leithiad mellon - he hopes to release a friend

[Lúthien]

Part I

1) the lord enters - I chîr minna
2) a silver beech-tree - brethil gelebren
3) round a window - corn chenneth
4) he walks fast - pada lagor
5) silently she knocks - tîn damma
6) we (inclusive) watch a friend - tírianc vellon
7) Legolas waits long - Legolas dhartha anann
8) summerfeast - laervereth

Part II

1) i galad penna - the light falls.
2) gwend velui - a sweet maiden
3) ring hûl - a cold wind
4) cuio vae - live well
5) maed vaetha - skilled he fights
6) leutha vasgorn - he picks up a loaf of bread
7) gaul dhamma - Aule hammers
8) calendill - greenhorn

[Lúthien]

Part I

1) you (singular, informal) sing after Arwen - ablinnog Arwen
2) Galadriel stops after Celeborn - Galadriel dartha adel Geleborn
3) he walks up a gorge - ambada gîl
4) debate - athrabeth
5) according to Elrond's tale - be drenarn en Elrond
6) a light shines down - calad dadhíla
7) battle beneath a cloud - dagor di fân
8) we fight with Gondor - govaethar Gondor
9) they look towards a building - tíriar na gar
10) a bed under a high roof - haust nu delu
11) without bread - pen vass
12) we (inclusive) walk through a gate - padanc trî annon
13) not good - úvaer

Part II

1) avo abvinno Aragorn - don't enter after Aragorn
2) padam adel Lorfindel - we walk behind Glorfindel
3) naur amlacha - fire flames up
4) athnallon chûb - I call across a harbour
5) be hiniath e-Legolas - according to news of Legolas
6) ho dadguia orod - he lives down a mountain
7) padon di 'iliath - I walk under stars
8) gwarevion Gandalf - I wander with Gandalf
9) im na hîr - I am at a river
10) dartham nu vindon - we (exclusive) wait under an isolated hill
11) pen bost - without rest
12) avlavro - don't babble

The items coloured green are under discussion (see ) and could come out (slightly) different, depending on the outcome of the discussion.

[Lúthien]

Part I ~ Translate into Sindarin:

1) days - eraid
2) knots - nerdh
3) outer fences – ephil
4) letters - tîw
5) snowdrops – nínim
6) ents – enyd
7) doves – cygy
8) physical hearts – huin
9) downs – tyrn
10) snakes – lŷg
11) sailors – círyn
12) needs – boer
13) mortal maids – fíril
14) meats – aes
15) debates - ethrebaith

Part II ~ Translate the following from Sindarin into English or your mother tongue.

1) ethraid – fords
2) erenerth – kingdoms
3) berith – queens, spouses
4) elin – stars
5) gildin – silver sparks
6) ethrynn – underground strongholds
7) ylynn – monsters
8) suil – winds
9) cyll - bearers
10) rŷn – hounds of chase
11) fíryn – mortal men
12) groe – bears
13) eirin - daisies
14) aeg – points
15) gethryd - caves

[Lúthien]

Part I ~ Translate into Sindarin:

1) the Hobbits - i Pheriain
2) the fields - i pherth
3) the wooden platforms (as in the trees in Lothlorien) - i thelain
4) the days (period of daylight) - i chelain
5) the angles / corners - i mennais
6) the falls (not the season) - i maint
7) the hammers - in dring
8) the stars - i ngil
9) the (sea)gulls - in gwael
10) the brothers - i chenair
11) the faintnesses - i 'wîn
12) the errors - i mistaid
13) the Valar - idh Rodyn
14) the sicknesses - i tlhîw

Part II ~ Translate the following from Sindarin into English or your mother tongue.

1) i thling - the spider's webs
2) i feryth - the hunters
3) idh rîw - the edges (or borders)
4) i 'waind - the sponges (funguses)
5) i chennith - the windows
6) in graiw - the bears
7) i ngelaidh - the trees
8) in Drúedain - the Wild Men
9) i naiw - the night-times
10) i brethil - the beech trees
11) i chellyn - the heroes
12) i thîw - the letters
13) i phaind - the courtyards
14) i mellyrn - the Mallorn trees