For the Love of Philology

[Estelyn Telcontar]

How about making up our own definitions for archaic or unusual words we find in LotR et al?! (If you've read Douglas Adams' "Meaning of Liff" you know what I'm thinking of.) *thinks hard, trying to find a really fantastic starter that will knock everyone out with its clever wittiness - sigh!*
Oh well, maybe someone else has a great idea!

[Rachel]

Thats a great idea, I know exactly what you mean... unfortunately I'm not particularly imaginative so I'll leave it to someone else too.

[skippy]

same hear I have no imagination.
but it sounds likea realy cool idia.

[Rinberethial Bloom]

What are we doing? Picking words out of the books and then making new meanings for them? I don't think I quite understand

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Yes, Rinberethiel, that's the idea. It will work best with unusual words.

[Rinberethial Bloom]

Oh ok well I kinda borrowed the books off a friend and don't have my own copy so I will depart gracefully now while I'm ahead smilies/smile.gif

[Aralaithiel]

Just remember, those of you who have read Douglas Adams, that the answer to everything is 42! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Eowyn of Ithilien]

that's all very well...but what's the question????? smilies/wink.gif

[Aralaithiel]

The answer to "any" question in the Douglas Adams books is 42. How about for this group the answer to every question should be "Balrog"?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Well, the original idea was to make up definitions. So let's finally start it off - I've got one for ya'll. It's a LotR word, but the definition has to do with my favorite forum contributions.

balrog-winging (verb):
discussing, extensively and heatedly, issues of no practical importance, which cannot be resolved due to lack of conclusive proof for any given standpoint
(see also: angel-pinpoint-dancing)

OK, OK, don't you balrog-wingers out there stone me - it's just for fun, remember?!

Now, who'll try next?

[Hama]

What about:

Tolkien: a person who enthusiastically favours collection of fees for passing along roads or motorways.

Mmm. A bit crude. Should encourage everyone else to better it.

[Sharkû]

I think 'bombadil(l)oism' as a term for chipper and nonsense rhyme, tune, or song has already entered the vocabulary of some board members smilies/wink.gif

[Mister Underhill]

...but a "bombadilloism" is not to be confused under any circumstances with an "underhilloism", which is an altogether different animal.

[inglorion]

I was advised to put this in here:
Ballrogue: A thief on parties

greetings, gildor

[questor]

excellent job with "ballrogue". that one i'll give credit for.

[KayQy]

Withywindle:

The tendency of cigarette smoke to drift towards the only non-smoker at the table.

[Evisse the Blue]

arago (verb): (1) to measure a given distance with large and proud steps, while maintaining a kingly posture (aprox. synonyme: stride)
(2) to walk for long miles without tiring easily,as in: They arawent forty leagues and five in pursuit of their hobbit friends ere the fourth day ended.

Great idea - to make up a language from Tolkien words! Maybe we'll start using it too, and have others stare at us like we're mad!
smilies/biggrin.gif

[ August 20, 2003: Message edited by: Evisse the Blue ]

[tinewelt]

Silmarils: A type of street potion, consisting of 3 different types of drugs. Cocaine, Meth, and Heroine. Posesses unbelievable powers that cause strangers and brothers alike to swear an oath to kill anyone else who has it, and then take it to their father.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

gollumic: (adj.) 1. To be in a state of disagreement with yourself 2. Used to describe one who has been consumed by an obssession

samwise: (n.) (colloquial) One who is loyal

mandos: (v.) To proclaim doom; to see the dark side of things

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Howsabout this:

arwen (verb):
to steal the job of another. a heinous crime committed mostly by Elves and Ambitious Wizards. (synonyms include: nick, gyp, and over-achieve)

Probably not as funny to you all as it is to me...

Fea

[ainur]

How about:
Legolass: An intelligent, pre-teenaged girl with too much time on her hands.

(I guess that's more a movie reference)

[ August 20, 2003: Message edited by: ainur ]

[Diamond18]

Intelligent?

[Diamond18]

Sorry for pulling a burra, I could not resist. smilies/tongue.gif So here's my contribution:

Woses: People who suppose their toes to be roses (erroneously).

Rings of Power: Especially pungent onion rings, deep deep fried.

Dunland: A wasteland of, well, waste.

Morannan: An annonymous moron, who drops into literature based forums and posts stupid things. Also see, Legolass.

Túna: Really expensive tuna.

Kingsfoil: Really expensive tinfoil.

Mûmakil: Matricide.

Flame of Udûn: An excellent name for a rock band.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Wow, who would have thought that my old thread would see daylight again?! Seeing it in action, and now having the responsibility to do something about it, I have decided to move it to the Middle-Earth Mirth forum, since it is not a serious book discussion. Carry on there, please - I look forward to more fun definitions!

[Kaiserin]

Hey, this is an amazing idea for a thread!
Here are my contributions to The Barrow Downs Tolkienism ADDICTIONary

Burrahobbit 1. (n.) An inexperienced burglar. 2.(n.) A deceiver of trolls. 3. (proper noun) A rather famous frequenter of the Barrow-Downs.

Grima (n.) a deceptive, undependable bootlick who seeks personal gain. Usually clings to people of influence, in the pretense of giving wise advice. (syn. wormtongue)

Foolofatook 1. (n.) an intrepid person who acts in a manner that is naive, careless and / or causes trouble. 2. (interjection) An expression of frustration or disappointment at someone's foolish behavior, as in, "You Foolofatook!".

Pippinism The deeds or words of one who is a foolofatook.

Snowmane (n.) a faithful friend who later becomes the cause of downfall - in a literal of figurative sense.

Vala (n.) one whom you admit is way better than yourself.

[ August 21, 2003: Message edited by: Kaiserin ]

[Rimbaud]

Ainur - adj of, relating to, characterized by, or being personality traits (as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the Ainur stage of development.

IE - "Man, that Celeborn's really Ainur about how tidy Lothlorien is!"

Examples could have included Gandalf and his staff, or Bilbo and his Ring, but they seemed inappropriate.

[Elennar Starfire]

Denethoric: having to do with fire or an obsession with fire.

[Evisse the Blue]

Mordorous-eye (subst) - found in such expressions as
- 'to bear a mordorous eye against someone' - to bear a grudge against someone who posseses something that you hold dear
- 'to give someone the mordorous eye' - to take revenge on someone whom you're jealous of and/or you believe dispossesed you of something you hold very dear

Pippin trippin' = to behave in a childish and careless manner when important things are being discussed and /or when your life is in mortal danger. As in The barowdowners know it's no good to be pippin-trippin' in the books forum.

[Kaiserin]

Preciousss (n.) an object of greed, which, when posessed, provokes the Morderous-eye upon oneself.

Mordorous-eye (subst) - found in such expressions as
- 'to bear a mordorous eye against someone' - to bear a grudge against someone who posseses something that you hold dear
- 'to give someone the mordorous eye' - to take revenge on someone whom you're jealous of and/or you believe dispossesed you of something you hold very dear

Shadowfax (n.) a telecommunications device that can only be used in darkness.

[Evisse the Blue]

Preciousss (n.) an object of greed, which, when posessed, provokes the Morderous-eye upon oneself
I particularly like the spelling of that word! smilies/wink.gif

(to be) Beornagain (expression)= 1. to shapeshift 2. (fig): to pass from a state of calm relaxation to one of blood thirsty bestiality with a tendency to act upon your violent impulses - as in [I]Man, when I watch The Lord of the Rings movies, I really feel beornagain[/I.

Tolkien (see some posts above for another definition): somebody whose hobby is creating languages

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Barliman=(noun)person who forgets things easily

Eagle=war helicopter/ aeroplane

Caradhras=(1.noun)blizzard, (2.adj)snowy

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

pull a burra (action):

1) to groom your dog after a romp through thistles
2) to harshly disprove theories with as few words as possible; tends to scare people (please, Mr. Burrahobbit, sir, don't yell at me!)

Fea

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I'll expand on Feanor's post:

pull a burra: (expression, especially on the Barrow-Downs) to say something in a very terse and succint manner.


EDIT: Evisse, I've found yours especially amusing. I will cast no Mordorous eyes upon you. smilies/wink.gif

[ August 23, 2003: Message edited by: Luthien_ Tinuviel ]

[Evisse the Blue]

Thanks, Luthien! smilies/smile.gif Not to appear gollumic or anything, but I can't keep away from this thread smilies/biggrin.gif . I just love making up crazy definitions and reading others'!

Galadridillyc (tongue-twister, eh? smilies/wink.gif = a place or atmosphere that is enriched by the mere presence of someone special ("When she's around, the worst gutter seems galadridyllic").

Saurreoneus = 1. someone who may be smart but fails to see the obvious because of his egocentred nature.
2. someone who has a great deal a power and wits but uses it to do great evil.
3. a politician.
(Is it just me, or do 2 and 3 overlap??) smilies/tongue.gif

[ August 23, 2003: Message edited by: Evisse the Blue ]

[maikafanawen]

Said by Sharkû: 'bombadil(l)oism' as a term for chipper and nonsense rhyme, tune, or song

Brilliant!!

Said by Evisse the Blue: They arawent forty leagues and five in pursuit of their hobbit friends ere the fourth day ended.

*Laughs* Ahh…*wipes tear*…loved that one

Said by Kaiserin: The Barrow Downs Tolkienism ADDICTIONary

Yet another good one!

Alright now for my measly attempts:

glorfingel : adj : 1.a. invisible; not visible to the eye; unseeable, undetectable, infinitesimal. b. artfully concealed so as to be imperceptible; veiled, covert, masked. 2. lost; not present. (see absent) When his position in the film was arwened*, he remained glorfingel throughout the trilogy's theatrical production. [I] smilies/biggrin.gif (see arwen)

[to pull a] "glorfingel" : v : 1. to be cheated of one's rights; deceived. 2. to disappear without explanation.


númenór : adj : 1. good-looking or attractive. (for adj. See also BEAUTIFUL) 2. imposing or attractive. (for adj. see IMPRESSIVE) n. númenórean [I.E.> [I] The man with his númenór appearance dominated the hearts of all the young ladies in the court during the ball.

That's it for now. This is a cute thread!

-Maikafanawen

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

amon sûl=adj. for describing an old and ruined building

palantír=1. computer 2. telephone
to palantíro=1. email to someone,also chat 2. call somebody


This is nice thread but my English skills could be little better...very annoying feeling when you know exactly what you want to say and then you just can't translate it to English smilies/rolleyes.gif

[ August 26, 2003: Message edited by: dancing spawn of ungoliant ]

[Evisse the Blue]

Inspired by Feanor's post:

twotowerism: (to pull a twotowerism): 1. to reveal one's lack of knowledge on a matter by making false statements that you sell as absolute truths. (ex: They really pulled a twotowerism when they claimed Tolkien's books were racist.
2. to reveal oneself as a non fan of something in the midst of a group of devoted fans. (ex: Gee, you shouldn't have yelled 'Star Trek sucks' at that convention. That was a damned twotowerism and it was bound to get you in trouble.

EDIT: As it has been pointed out to me that my post has been misunderstood, I feel the need to explain it:

My definitions for
twotowerism allude to the same people that Feanor alluded to - the ones that campaigned against the release of TTT on the pretext of the title holding negative connotations smilies/rolleyes.gif . It's those people that reveal themselves as non fans, and reveal their own stupidity in the process. I hope Feanor's post will be posted back; because it was a very funny one, and inpsirational too - my own post contributed to,not dissed, Feanor's post. smilies/smile.gif

[ August 25, 2003: Message edited by: Evisse the Blue ]

[Finwe]

Quenya - Any mode of speech that is extamporaneously verbose and flowery -- overly formal

Gimli - a small person with a very short temper, characterized by an obsession with golden locks of hair cut from the head of an Elf and keeping count of the number of Orcs slain.

Souron - a person who has withstood many defeats, and has lived far longer than their normal lifespan, resulting in a shriveled appearance much resembling a sour fruit.

[the guy who be short]

Legolas (n) - An unpopular or hated person, esp. due to hanger's on and followers/worshippers.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Alrighty, after a slight misunderstanding, and then an excellent smilies/biggrin.gif clarification, here is my last post, as close as I can remember it.

The Two Towers (Proper noun):

1) best movie currently in existence
2) best book-to-movie ever (IMHO)
3) (concerning non-Tolkienites) a rather confusing title that causes an influx of questions as to the existence of a film about the attack on the World Trade Center. frustrates and infuriates True Tolkienites by forcing them to explain that although there are insane terrorists working in conjunction (Saruman and Sauron), two large important towers, airplanes (see eagles*), and many every-day heros saving the world as we know it (soldiers and little people with big burdens), that there is NO connection whatsoever. None. So there. smilies/wink.gif

Fea

[Evisse the Blue]

Welcome back, original post of Feanor! smilies/smile.gif
best movie currently in existence That may have to be revised when ROTK is released. smilies/wink.gif

Back to vocab:

to bend the roads (expression) = 1. to make the laws more strict, more harsh. 2. to permit access to sites, forums, etc, only to some elect few (i.e. They decided to bend the roads and ban legolasses from the forum). smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Alphaelin]

Gamgeene: The quality of complete loyalty to a person or quest, enabling one to perservere against apparently hopeless odds. Most frequently refers to someone carrying a friend up the side of an active volcano.

Nazgul: a technical support person under the power of the forces of Mordor. Instead of fixing a problem over the phone, a nazgul will ask you to bring your computer to a repair shop located several hundred leagues away and guarded by countless companies of Orcs, so it can be examined by his supervisor, who is usually a glowing red eye.

[Evisse the Blue]

to mount doom and back (expression) = aproximate synonyme of 'to hell and back', with the mention that a sarcifice is added to the list, e.g. the loss of a finger

bilbilly = an unsophisticated and conservatory person that some may regard as stupid, but in actuality, there is more to him than meets the eye.

[Amarie of the Vanyar]

Let's try another one (not as good as yours, I am afraid) smilies/wink.gif

Gollumic torture (expression): especially painful torture of body and mind. Examples of gollumic tortures are to tie somebody with elvish cords; feed somebody with cooked rabbit, or offer somebody fish and chips.

[Evisse the Blue]

LOL, Amarie, your post brought this to mind:

to tater = to use coloqualisms in order to annoy persons you dislike and who are clueless as to what you're refering to. Can also be used in reference to obscure arcane talk by Tolkien afficionados.

And this - I can't believe this hasn't been done so far!
Tolkienite = a person of fine tastes. smilies/biggrin.gif ex: In order to cultivate your Tolkienite characteristics you must read good books.

[ September 05, 2003: Message edited by: Evisse the Blue ]

[Elróthiel]

to eowyn: to change one's appearance drastically in order to do something that your previous appearance prevented you from doing. (ex: If "Bob" hadn't eowyned, he wouldn't have been able to join the needlework club without being laughed at.)

grey haven: A place where one would prefer to be and/or travel to, instead of staying in the original place.
(ex: I really want to go to Japan! That place is such a grey haven!)
(syn: blessed realm, valinor)

hobbitism: Chronic shortness. Other symptoms include: Large, hairy feet, curly hair, large eyes, and a phobia of going outside one's own backyard. May also result in cuteness, in which case one should stay away from fangirls.

uruk-hai-ism: A liking of licking one's own blood off a blade, also worsening one's wound, by pushing the blade even further into one's body, and grouping together in large numbers in order to take over a large, usually foolproof building. (syn: terroristism, maniacism, bullyism)

boromir: a person who likes small things which carry lots of power, large, round objects, and has lots of perseverence. A person who is a boromir would not like people who are a threat to one's status, and would resent them. Boromirs are usually loners, but will generally tolerate others, unless one of them happened to be a threat to one's status (see: aragorn, strider, elessar, estel, telcontar, elfstone, longshanks, wingfoot.... etc).
Occasional tendency to steal things.

That's it for now!
From
Elróthiel, the Insane Elven Goddess of Hilariosity and Laughter!

[Elróthiel]

to eowyn: to change one's appearance drastically in order to do something that your previous appearance prevented you from doing. (ex: If "Bob" hadn't eowyned, he wouldn't have been able to join the needlework club without being laughed at.)

grey haven: A place where one would prefer to be and/or travel to, instead of staying in the original place.
(ex: I really want to go to Japan! That place is such a grey haven!)
(syn: blessed realm, valinor)

hobbitism: Chronic shortness. Other symptoms include: Large, hairy feet, curly hair, large eyes, and a phobia of going outside one's own backyard. May also result in cuteness, in which case one should stay away from fangirls.

uruk-hai-ism: A liking of licking one's own blood off a blade, also worsening one's wound, by pushing the blade even further into one's body, and grouping together in large numbers in order to take over a large, usually foolproof building. (syn: terroristism, maniacism, bullyism)

boromir: a person who likes small things which carry lots of power, large, round objects, and has lots of perseverence. A person who is a boromir would not like people who are a threat to one's status, and would resent them. Boromirs are usually loners, but will generally tolerate others, unless one of them happened to be a threat to one's status (see: aragorn, strider, elessar, estel, telcontar, elfstone, longshanks, wingfoot.... etc).
Occasional tendency to steal things.

That's it for now!
From
Elróthiel, the Insane Elven Goddess of Hilariosity and Laughter!

[Evisse the Blue]

Elrothiel, the last three look like an excerpt from Clinical Psychology - Middle Earth symptomatology. Perfect! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Amarie of the Vanyar]

Let's try another pshychological one smilies/wink.gif

Maiarism: Tendency of some Tolkienites to classify as Maiar all creatures in Middle-Earth whose nature is not claerly stated by Tolkien himself, like Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Ungoliant, ... Used in expressions like You suffer from maiarism

Maiar: (noun derived from Maiarism) Collection of odds and ends; mixed bag; pot pourri.

And one that I have read in the Legolas syndrome thread,and that I found really funny smilies/biggrin.gif

Nazgirl: fangirl of Legolas Bloom, whose yells frighten to death the rest of the audience smilies/wink.gif

[ September 09, 2003: Message edited by: Amarie of the Vanyar ]

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Alrighty, you may need to have been there to get this, but trust me, it has a funny inspiration.

Numoranian (Proper Noun): a Numenorean with a speech impediment; alternitively, a person who has never read the pronunciation key in the back of the Silm. (ex: Dang those Numoranians, they always pronounce Tolkien's words wrong!!!

Hobbit lover : a member of the elite team of upper-classmen who actually get a grade for studying the Trilogy; perks: immediate placement in head of the lunch line by Tolkienite* under-classmen.

Fea

[Finwe]

Dead Ringer: Someone whose words are always well-chosen, and most often inspired by Tolkien

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

More-goth: a person who is usually labelled as very bad and likes to wear a lot of black. also: misunderstood. (ex: Wow, that girl over there with the lip ring and Metallica shirt is really More-goth.)

Feanorian: obsessive; possessive; likes pretty things. alternitively: somebody who thinks they are perfect; someone who struts. (ex: Wow, that jewel thief is really Feanorian. ex2: Look at that pretty-boy athlete... he's a real Feanorian.)

That's all for now, but I wanted to defibrillate this thread, so I guess it works.

Fea

[Finwe]

Hmm... I'm running out of ideas.

Toll-keen: 1.) a person who is obsessed with collecting tolls, taxes, tariffs, etc. or any other forms of monetary payment; 2.) a person who is extremely fond of something; 3.) an extremely gifted genius with a gigantic group of followers who worship his every word, and who created another plane of existence, complete with languages, races, etc.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Hey...can I join?

Thanks! Here goes:

1) Gore lore(noun)- stories involving main characters losing an upper appendage(i.e., a finger or a hand)
I heard that most pirate stories are gore-lore.

2) Ungoliantine(adj.)- refers to a person(or arthropod) that feeds on light, chews on jewels, or helps More-goths*(meaning 1) do great evil by causing blackouts.
Do you know how the thief stole the jewels? He had the help of an Ungoliantine cat!

3) Elvish(adj.)- anyone who occasionaly spurts out words that do not exist in the real world; also anyone who flees to a grey haven* whenever troubles come.
I had a fight with an elvish youth. I never understood a word he said, but last I heard of him was he was going to Japan.

Hope they suffice...

->The Son of Finrod

[Engwaromenion]

Mithril- a person overly obsessed with shinny silver objects. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

No problem, Nilpaurion Felagund, everyone with a bit of a sense of humor is welcome. Here's some more:


Ent (noun): approximate synonym of biped tree. alternitively: a person of the previous generation who constantly refers to the good old days and is rather stuck in his ways. synonym: history teacher smilies/evil.gif *snigger* (ex: Holy smokes, that guy who had to walk all the way to school (uphill both ways) is a real ent.)

Silmarillion (noun):
a) hardest to read book on Earth
b) a person who delights in knowing or reading about inconsiquential facts of no real import. synonym: mathematician smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif (ex: that dork with the Pre-Calc book is a real Silmarillion.)

Fea

Disclaimer: no offense meant to history teachers, dorks, or people who like math. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Here's one more...

1) faramiric(noun)- a close call, especially involving fiery deaths.
Whew! That was faramiric! A second later and boom! I would have been ashes!

Hope it suffices...

->THe Son of Finrod

[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

Legolass: An intelligent, pre-teenaged girl with too much time on her hands. Does that mean a Legolas fangirl? Because if so, you haven't defined a Legolass as such!!! Also, I am 15 smilies/rolleyes.gif , do not have much spare time on my hands unfortunately due to the piles of coursework awaiting me, and all in for this week smilies/frown.gif . And as for the burra that was in the following post...I feel like defending myself and saying that I am fairly intelligent having passed an entrance exam into a grammar school smilies/mad.gif (if I say anymore about it it'll be traceable, so I won't)

Legolas (n) - An unpopular or hated person, esp. due to hanger's on and followers/worshippers. Poor, poor Leggy...but unpopular isn't exactly accurate, is it? (Judging by his fandom...)

(They decided to bend the roads and ban legolasses from the forum). Nooooo! Don't ban me, please!!! *sobs*

Nazgirl: fangirl of Legolas Bloom, whose yells frighten to death the rest of the audience
Ahhh that'll be me then... smilies/evil.gif smilies/biggrin.gif Only I'm more of a hyperventilating gal than a screaming or drooling one. Less noticeable, I find smilies/biggrin.gif I just have to take an inhaler, which is annoying smilies/rolleyes.gif , considering I don't even have asthma (no, I didn't get an inhaler purely because of the hyperventilating, it was for something unrelated).

I think I ought to set up a Orlando Bloom defence league, for others who are irritated by the constant slating and stereotyping they receive. We are not all the same you know!!! smilies/frown.gif

Wight (noun): someone who commits a crime in a cold and calculated manner without any thought for the victim or his/her family. (Thinking of the episode in the Barrow here...)

[Arothir]

faramir

v. to misrepresent something knowingly.(Example: The commercial faramired the quality of the product.)

[Arothir]

Manwean (adj.) Too forgiving, especially with regards to forgiving crazed arda-marrers.(Example: Eonwe was so Manwean that he didn't even punish Gorthaur.) [From Q. Manwe, Vala who forgave Melkor too quickly, thus causing the War of the Jewels, original meaning the Unmarred One.]

[Lathriel]

Frodoism- to be paranoid or afraid of something.Usually this paranoia can make a person violent and unable to reason with. (Stalin had frodoism during his dictatorship of Russia)

[Elwen_starmaiden]

Numenorian:(adj.) word often used to desperately try to relate something to LOTR but can't seem to find a relation. Example: That microwave is very...Numenorian!

Yeah I know smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I've got a new one(based on personal experience...)

1)Old Forest(noun)- a place that appears to be the quickest route, but causes long delays.
I passed through the mall, thinking I'd get to the other side quicker. I was wrong. What an Old Forest!

Yours, if you want to smilies/tongue.gif
->The True Son of Finrod, and of Amarië the Vanyar

[Vladivos the Rider]

Shadow-fax; suspect communications system.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1) play with a palantír(idiomatic exp)-to get lost; to expose yourself unwittingly to the Dark Lord, thus forcing yourself to fly to greater danger.
No example. Go play with a palantír.

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
->Elenrod

[Lindril Arvilya]

Elrond (verb) to pass off a job which you should technically be doing to someone with no qualifications whatsoever.

Lindril (more later) Arvilya

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Hoom(ent exp)- Means a) 'Processing...' b) 'Content Rated: R-33.' c) 'Ineedtotakeabreath!'
Hoom!

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
->Elenrod: Hoom!

[mark12_30]

To Narse: To splinter an item. (Compare Parse.)

To Narsil: To carefully preserve an item in splinters. (Compare Parcel.)

Narsilect: use of a large shard for surgical or amputative purposes.

Narsilectomy: Removal of digit or limb in order to secure corresponding jewelry.

[Lyta_Underhill]

Feanorian: obsessive; possessive; likes pretty things. alternitively: somebody who thinks they are perfect; someone who struts. (ex: Wow, that jewel thief is really Feanorian. ex2: Look at that pretty-boy athlete... he's a real Feanorian.) I suppose there would have to also be a codicil to this definition that makes sure the Feanorian is worth the name as well! There's got to be substance underneath that strut! smilies/wink.gif


And Helen, your catalog of Narsilisms RULES! smilies/biggrin.gif

Can I think of anything at this late hour? Only one, and it is a bit lame:
Fangorn or the Glittering Caves?: phrase used commonly on a date, meaning "your place or mine?"

Cheers,
Lyta

[Aredhel Ar-Feiniel]

Shadowfax: 1) Big White Horse

[Sapphire_Flame]

Eowyn - To sneak away in direct resistance to the instructions of an elder; also, to pull an Eowyn.

example: Man, he really pulled an Eowyn when he snuck out to that movie.

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

[Everdawn]

Silmarillion (noun):
a) hardest to read book on Earth
That is so true, i just bought a new copy today and im up to page 5. smilies/mad.gif

Shadow-fax; suspect communications system.


*singger* thats very funny.

AragornAdj; for something which is dirty and never showers. Eg, 1Oh my goodness! That guy is so- Aragorn!
2Its a very Aragornish house

[mark12_30]

Silmarilling: The art of reading a long, deep history with pen and paper at hand in order to draw out the geneologies with notes on who is who.

Silmeister: Masters of the art of Silmarilling.

Silmarilite: The glow of accomplishment seen in a Silmeister.

lindil: MasterSilmeister.

[Arothir]

Finally, after an absence related to harry potter websites, the King of Nargothrond returns!

Celegormic (adj.) parasitic, slowing swaying things from others [from S. Celegorm, who swayed all Nargothrond against my brother King Finrod Felagund]

[Dûrbwúrz]

I feel i must apologise for how awful these are....
Spam wise: 1.one that is alert to spam email
2. to be adept in making spam actually taste nice

Law-rien: an elvish paradise currently in a a legal battle over ownership

Row-ham: land dominated by a people who idealise pigs and rowing boats

Gone-door: a door which has been removed (okay now i really better stop)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Expanding on mark's wonderful contributions:

to narsilmaril: to splinter a long, deep history in order to carefully preserve the knowledge gained from it.

[mark12_30]

Palantir: fraternization and remorse.

Palantired: Distraught and exhausted because of the encounter.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

After the mode of mark12_30(sorry if I have no originality...)

1) Ent-rap(verb)- to "put all rats in one trap"; to confine all enemies in a single area.
Many terrorists are ent-rapped in Guantanamo Bay.

2) Ent-reat(verb)- to plead the case for war.
The US failed to ent-reat the UN Security Council for its war in Iraq.

3) Ent-agonise(verb)- to anger a friend or neighbor.
The US, in its unilateral move, has ent-agonised many European countries.

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
->Elenrod

[Evisse the Blue]

Fave ones since I last visited this thread:

"Frodoism- to be paranoid or afraid of something.Usually this paranoia can make a person violent and unable to reason with."

"Shadow-fax; suspect communications system."

"play with a palantír(idiomatic exp)-to get lost"

"Fangorn or the Glittering Caves?: phrase used commonly on a date, meaning "your place or mine?" " LOL!! Lame, are you kidding, it was totally inspired!

"Hoom(ent exp)- Means a) 'Processing...' b) 'Content Rated: R-33.' c) 'Ineedtotakeabreath!'"

The Narsil word family smilies/biggrin.gif

Hey - I got a challange for you word-masters! How about coming up with a story to contain as many of these words! We had vocabulary learning, now let's have Tolkienish in Use. smilies/wink.gif
Hoping that the superior instance aka The Barrow Wight will have no problem with this... You know, if it doesn't work - just forget it and let's get back to word-making, I'd hate to see this thread get closed.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

A story using these words could be fun! But if someone wants to begin, please start a new thread for it. This one would get confusing otherwise...

[Lady Snickerdoodle]

Legolas (n) - An unpopular or hated person, esp. due to hanger's on and followers/worshippers.
NOT COOL!!! LEGOLAS IS THE COOLEST ELF EVER!!!! meany. oh wait that just proves your point doesn't it... *confuuused!*

i will think up something clever later...

[Rindoien, elf of Lothlorien]

arwen (adj.) - to steal something that previously belonged to someone i.e. When the girl got arrested a policeman said to another "She's a real arwen, stealing that book from Mr Jones!"

*ducks from tomatoes*

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

LEGOLAS IS THE COOLEST ELF EVER!!!!

(In his most dignified voice)I beg to differ...my father's cooler than Leggy so nyerr!!!

(Tries to restrain self)Wait, where did that come from?

Anyway?

PJ(noun)-a paradox.
That PJ...I don't know whether to kill or to venerate him...

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
->Elenrod

[Evisse the Blue]

PJ(noun)-a paradox.
That PJ...I don't know whether to kill or to venerate him...
Oh, that was just great! Plus I can completely identify... smilies/wink.gif

Here's another one movie-related:

to helmsdeepen = to extend the screen time of your favourite scenes and /or scenes which you believe will add significantly to the comercial success of your based-on-a-book movie, in the detriment of other scenes.
One mustn't helmsdeepen the mushy scenes when making an Iliad adaptation.

[Arothir]

Chrisafy (verb) to "edit" something wrong

CJRT comepleted Chrisafied the Silmarillion.

[Finwe]

Dwobbit: someone who is too tall to be a Hobbit, but is too short to be one of the Dunedain


In real life, Elijah Wood is a Dwobbit.


Hoppit: a small person who hops around repeatedly

When you get him on a trampoline, Jack is a real hoppit.

[Arwen Evenstar]

These are so much fun!

Pippinish- simple mindedness

Legolas- another name for a pansy

That`s all I can think of for now!


smilies/tongue.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/wink.gif

[Aiya]

Hehe, these are all great. My favourite would definitely be Balrog-winging. I love it! Anyway, here's my little contribution.

Gollum (noun): A really nasty cough.
eg/The boy was sick with the gollum, and begged to stay home from school.

Ent (verb): To speak confused nonsense.
eg/Stop enting, and explain yourself!

1420/fourteen-twenty (noun): A drink or food that surpasses expectations.
eg/That pie is a real fourteen-twenty..

[Arwen Evenstar]

These are all very funny!

Taters (noun)- PO-TA-TOES!!! smilies/wink.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 8:16 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: Arwen Evenstar ]

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Firiel(Star Wars noun)[From firi(Elvish) to die + el(Elvish) star] - Death Star.

Don't ask me! That just popped out!

-&gt;Elenrod

[Corwyn Celesil]

Legolas (n): to cause a wide variety of people to become completely (and unjustly) frustrated with an originally excellent character due to illogical nazgirl behaviour rather than with the nazgirls themselves.

Eowyn (n): a paradox; esp. to forsake a sacred duty in order to save a king's life and fulfill prophecy.

Grima (v): to look lustfully on a woman with one's eyes in the manner of a slug crawling over a rose.

Faramir (adj): a person of great inner character, strength, and virtue; one who rejects temptation (syn.: Aragorn, Gandalf)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Ranger(noun) - a name for one of the Dúnedain of the North after the fall of Arnor; [modern meaning] a stalker.

Later days! :cool:
->Elenrod

[mark12_30]

Mor_Annon: a twelve step program for greed-recovery. The classes were held in towers and strongholds in the north of Mordor. The class-dropouts and rejects generally migrated south or moved into the local caves.

[mark12_30]

thanc: Short form of "Thanks". Expression of gratitude among wizards for extravagant top-floor hospitality over a protracted time span. Often emphasized with prefix "Or!"

[Imladris]

Eowyn-ite: a person morbidly obsessed with glory and honour, who wishes to die a good death at the hands of his country's enemies.

Many thanks to "A shadow and a thought" (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10754) thread for the inspiration.

Cheers,
Imladris

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

EDIT: This post was originally put up as the beginning of a new thread, but if you read through the next few posts you'll see how and why it was quickly, and quite rightly, merged with Esty's brilliant thread from two years ago.

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Everybody knows how important words were to Professor Tolkien. The names, places, and languages of Middle-Earth are a rich and wonderful storehouse of witty allusion, learned jests and low puns. Things like “Smaug” from the Old German verb ‘smugan’ which means “to squeeze through a small hole.” Or “Frodo” from ‘frodá’: “wise by experience.”

It seems to me that we, his most devoted followers, owe it to the Professor to pick up where he left off and to recover for ourselves the meanings of the names and words that he invented. What he did with the languages of the past, we should do with the languages of his works.

Let us create new words from those of the Professor, with which to describe things that currently lack a word of their own. For example:

sheorc, (she + orc) pron. sheYORK (noun): A hypothetical or speculative monster or creature; a person or concept that logic dictates should exist, but for which there is no empirical evidence.

Example: an honest lawyer; an exciting accountant; a good reason to hate The Lord of the Rings.

to balrog, pron. BAL-rog (verb): To seek unthinking vengeance upon those who have done you no harm; to absolutely lose it and rage about in a fury; “wigging out.”

Example: “I was so mad when the neighbors cut down their crabapple tree that I balrogged at them for three hours.”

legolass, pron. LEG-oh-lass (adjective): Attractive and capable, but not terribly perceptive or interesting; flaky, or like a bimbo (not necessarily pejorative).

Example: “Nicole Kidman gets more and more legolass every time I see her.”

frodosam: pron. Fro-DOH-sam (noun): A perfectly suited pair; two people so closely associated with one another that they seem one, and inseparable.

Example: “My grandparents are a real frodosam” or “Britney Spears and Hilary Duff are in danger of forming the world's first frodosam of bad taste.”

What other new words can we come up with?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

A great idea, Fordim! There's something similar on the Tolkien vocabulary (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=5284) thread...

[Zebedee]

uruk pron. yur-uk (adj): destructive or cruel

Example: Bob's uruk temper gets him in trouble.

[mark12_30]

Esty, whatever happened to your M-E dictionary thread??? I've searched and searched!

:(

EDIT: Cross posting. Thanks, Esty!!!

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

A great idea, Fordim! There's something similar on the Tolkien vocabulary (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=5284) thread...


Aha! I figured there would be a thread like this out there already, but I could not find it.

Bad Fordim, bad -- no donut.

I wouldn't object if this presumptious thread were closed and/or moved into the appropriate place.

*Fordim shuffles his feet and glances about nervously, fearing the Great Green Hand of Doom*

[Estelyn Telcontar]

No problem, Fordim - it hasn't been active in awhile, so you wouldn't have noticed it. I don't have moderating powers here, so it's BW's decision whether the two threads should be merged...

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

to barrowight pron. BEAR-oh-white (verb): to wield a fearful power; to exercise one's might; to put fear into one's underlings.

Example: "I am terrified that this thread will be barrowighted in the near future."

[The Barrow-Wight]

I just barrowwighted two threads together. Nah, that doesn't work.

I just merged the two threads together.

[mark12_30]

The men of Carn Dum came upon us in the night, and we were worsted. Ah, the spear in my heart!

Carn Dum: Verb. To be overwhelmed and defeated (orig. impaled) while trespassing on the Barrow-Wight's territory.

barrow: to be locked away underground, never to see the light of day again.

"What happened to your thread?"

"Carn Dumed! It went off topic and got barrowed."

[Mithalwen]

sheorc, (she + orc) pron. sheYORK (noun): A hypothetical or speculative monster or creature; a person or concept that logic dictates should exist, but for which there is no empirical evidence.

Example: an honest lawyer; an exciting accountant; a good reason to hate The Lord of the Rings.

[


After the teaching didn't work out, I had to earn my corn somehow ...so I admit it, I am a bean-counter (albeitn neither chartered or certified. Do I make or preak your hypothesis? I have to say - there is only one accountancy joke - but there is only one academic one too so.....

[Mithalwen]

This is like "Call my Bluff" save all are true..


"to do a HerenIstarion" v. transitive/intransitive

1. To bump a thread up the forum board for the enlightenment of the more recently dead

2. To be very kind and encouraging to new downers

3.To be amazingly articulate and erudite in one's third or fourth language.

[Evisse the Blue]

sheorc, (she + orc) pron. sheYORK (noun): A hypothetical or speculative monster or creature; a person or concept that logic dictates should exist, but for which there is no empirical evidence.

Example: an honest lawyer; an exciting accountant; a good reason to hate The Lord of the Rings.

Why should there be, logically speaking, a good reason to hate Lotr? But I stray...

Arwane (verb) (ar/w:a:ne): To waste away pathetically and glamorously while dreaming of a rugged yet handsome fellow whom you very rarely get to meet.

[Boromir88]

First off, this is a great thread, lol haha, good idea Estelyn!

Wetwang- A general, derogatory remark to someone.
Sentence: You filthy wetwang!
Synonyms: Dwimmerlaik, Tark

Stoor (s. noun)- Hobbitish for Store, a place to shop for goods.
(pl.) Stoors.
Sentence: He went to the stoor to get some red wine.

[HerenIstarion]

HerenIstarion – etymology - probably from the legendary sentence Here, new Star is on [the sky] – ascribed to Melkor when he first saw Earendil’s Silmaril rising. In modern speech, usually expresses astonishment upon seeing something uexpected, long looked for but found in unlikely place

example sentence: herenistarion! here is my long-lost shoe, in a lavatory pan, who would have thought!

[Lalwendë]

Bag End (noun), curious fate which awaits discarded Netto carrier bags, doomed to flutter disconsolately, caught in the top branches of urban trees until they degrade.

Second Breakfast (noun), large, unnecessarily lardy snack consisting of bacon and egg sandwich, large milky coffee and bar of Dairy Milk which one must visit the staff restaurant to buy at 9.30am, precisely one and a half hours after first breakfast, which usually consists of a modest portion of muesli and fruit.

Wormtongue (noun) (pejorative), obnoxious, odious line manager who projects an air of easy approachability but is skilled at exploiting areas of weakness and likes to secretly go and exaggerate about these in reports as a way of sucking up to the boss.

Prancing pony (noun) (vulgar), curious dance one is forced to resort to in order to control oneself when, to one's dismay, a long queue has formed to the ladies.

Desolation of Smaug, like the , descriptive of any motorway service station.

[Boromir88]

Osgiliath (Oz-gol-liath)- (person). A legendary giant, slain by DAVID Wenham (AKA Faramir).

[arcticstorm]

Fingolfin: 1. Noun, one who challenges a stronger person to a fight that they know they can't win.
2. Noun, One who sacrifices himself for a futile cause.
3. Verb, to inflict a severe injury on a stronger foe.

[Kransha]

The Middle-Earth Enpsychelopedia, Volume 1, A-D

Arnor, ar-NOR, (verb) to arnor: to allow habitation by dead people; “In the classic movie, “Day of the Dead” some of the most populous global metropolises were arnored by their inhabitants.” (noun) a moot locale inhabited by the recently deceased [not to be confused with a cemetery/mausoleum/graveyard/orangutan]. “If one can grasp the fact that Barrow-Downers have no lives, and therefore are without life, the highly-renowned website the frequent can be considered an arnor.”

Angband, ang-BAND, (noun): A tight, metallic, spiky armband which is often besieged by fashionable, vogue Elvenkings. "Her angband shown with such unadulterated brilliance than the mighty Thingol Greymidriff saw fit to inquire after it."

Asfaloth, as-fah-LOTH, (noun): an item or group of items in the same category easily commandeered and/or claimed by the forces of efficiency; “International censuses have proven time and time again that the current Starbucks chain is a very lucrative asfaloth.” (verb) to asfaloth: to place under feminist ownership. “For many years, the Association of Mesoamerican Political Entities (AMPE) was a sub-group of the Association of Mesoamerican Political Entity Sponsors (AMPES), but, for the sake of bureaucratic convenience, the AMPE was asfalothed into the AMPES subsidiary, the Association of Mesoamerican Political Entity Sponsor Spouses (AMPESS).”

Aulëy, OWL-lay, (noun): a slang term for a rock/metal band. “‘Dem Beatles were a jolly good aulëy, eh, ol’ chap?”

Avarin, ah-VAH-rin, (adj.): See STUPID.

Beruthish, beh-RUTH-ish (adj.): Cat-loving, felusphilic, Halle Berry. “Gollum’s beruthish attitude was oft established by his unavoidable habit of saying ‘purrrrecious’ to everyone and everything, in a most disconcerting manner.”

Bullroar, bull-rore (verb) to bullroar: To do something noticeable and yet not be noticed. “Though Thucydides thought that his philosophical lectures were the most intellectual thing around, in truth, he was only bullroaring.”

Bungoe, BUNG-go, (verb) to bungo: To give birth to someone of symbolic importance. “John Adams, the Second U.S. President, was the only executive official ever to have two relatived who bungoed: one was his own father, and the other his son, who bungoed John Quincy Adams, the 7th U.S. Commander-in/and/or/and-Chief.”

Caradhrassy, car-AHD-drass-ee, (adj.): Red, horny, and cruel. “The famed Scarlet Skootcher of West Birmingham is infamous among Birmig-folk for its erratic nature, and caradhrassy physical appearance.”

Cram, kram, (adj.): Overshadowed by adversarial culinary delights. “Samwise Gamgee’s eminent dish, “Fried Conies and Taters” has reduced the finest of Germanic delicatessens to a gaggle of cram foodstuffs.”

Crebain, KREE-bane, (verb) to crebain: To make loud, cacophonous noise en masse. “The rabid, vociferous horde of Orlando Bloom fans, part of the infamous ‘Orly Prelature’ began to crebain wildly as their golden idol approached.”

Dain, dane, (verb) to dain: To make iron-footed, or wear iron gollashes. “The ancient Khuzdul mafia, a group of gangly ganstas, used to dain their cheaper clients.”

Denethor, den-ah-THOR, (noun): A pyromaniac/hydrophiliac/figurehead. “Jimmy, don’t play with matches! You wouldn’t want to grow up to be a criminally insane denethor, would you?”

Dwimore, dwim-MORE, (verb) to dwimore: To be more d[w]im, or dull. “Businessmen have a tendency to act intelligent, but this defense mechanism rarely succeeds, and is often more akin to dwimoring.”

[Boromir88]

Beregond (verb)- To show extreme admiration or love to a single person.
Sentence: I beregond Faramir so much.

Beruthiel (noun)- A cat, feline.
Sentence: I love the way my beruthiel purrs.

[The Saucepan Man]

Lindirolise, to: pron. Lin-DEER-o-lize (verb): To make a sweeping and derogatory comment.

Example: To describe all mortals as being like sheep because they are difficult to tell apart, or to describe all lawyers as dishonest ( ;) ).

[Zebedee]

morian (adjective): a place that was once beautiful, but has since fallen into disrepair.
Example: It is a pity to destroy those morian buildings, they can be beautiful once more with a little work.

[Rimbaud]

Aragorn: colloq. (Aus), collapsed version of the full "Are we going?". As in: Look sugar, I've been loading up the car for three hours with your make-up so you can stop asking 'Aragorn' every coupla minutes. Savvy?"

Gandalf: n., 1) a male goose (otherwise gander), who is also called Alf and 2) a person named Alf who closely resembles a gander.

Middle-Earth: The earth with the syndrome. As in: "Have you seen all the wars on Middle-earth?" "Yes, Geoffrey, and I can only put it down to middle-earth syndrome."

[Lalwendë]

Buckland (noun), term to describe a drinking establishment which is largely populated by loud young men, (see Buck, young) e.g. a sports bar, or cavernous, cacophonous bar without any seats.

Example: "The Red Lion used to be such a nice pub, but now they've re-opened as Goalz, it's a real Buckland".

Brandywine (noun), drink which is popular with young men in Buckland establishments. A new trend taking over from the more traditional pint of ale, this is an alcoholic beverage which is sweeter but more potent (see alcopop).

Example: "'Ere, Daz, I can drink 10 bottles of this 'ere Brandywine in one hour. Try that with Stella."

Brandybuck (noun), a young man who is fond of the Brandywine.

Example: "I think we'll try a quieter pub, Margaret, this place is full of Brandybucks."

[Sapphire_Flame]

Firiel(Star Wars noun)[From firi(Elvish) to die + el(Elvish) star] - Death Star

That's awesome. :D :D

And now some new ones...

Strider (noun) - a physically active person who enjoys being outdoors and who doesn't bathe very frequently

Telcontar (noun) - a strider who bathes more often

Aragorn (verb) - to conduct oneself in a regal or distiguished manner; (noun) a person who conducts himself in such a manner

Elessar (verb) - to succeed in a strenuous physical or emotional task; (noun) a person who has succeeded in a difficult task

Thorongil (verb) - to inadvertently upstage another individual; "stealing one's thunder"; (noun) a person who upstages others without meaning to

Estel (noun) - a person with a generally positive outlook

Wingfoot (verb) - 1) to pursue a group on behalf of a wronged friend; 2) to hastily retreat from a dangerous situation

Longshanks (noun) - a derogatory moniker applied to aragorns and striders

Dunadan (noun) - a person who is skilled in many different things

colouring Legolas's hair (phrase) - to debate something when there is no conclusive proof supporting any standpoint; see also balrog-winging

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Great Scot (exp) - Eomer of the Rohirrim.
Do I really need an example sentence?

It's quite obvious you only wish to get a rep from Eomer. Wherever you are, please don't succumb.

[Hama Of The Riddermark]

Gandal (v.) To do nothing of real importance throughout a lengthy plot, but somehow be crucial to it. Or to be integral to a group or party, without doing anything real to help it.

Use: He gandals at parties


Ganda (n. derrivative of Gandal) The noun for someone who gandals.

Use: That man is such a ganda, it just wouldn't be fun without him.

[Esgallhugwen]

I'm not sure if anyone has done this one yet.

Tom Bombadilloistic- (opposite of sadistic) 1) To cause others to experience great joy and happiness through the hearing of song and rhyme and lots of dancing about.
2) Extreme ecstatic exultant happiness, or obliviousness to anything of great evil.

EX. "That fellow on the table is very Tom Bombadilloistic at parties isn't he?"

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Wight (vb) - to disappear due to lyrical circumstances.

One minute he was listening to Britney Spears, and poof! He was wighted!

~*~

Thou darest compare Britney to Bombadil?

Well . . . uh . . . the fifth?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Ugly - (adv.) condensed from "Uglukly", modifies verbs concerned with typically Orc-ish behavior. Ex: "Having slain a rider of the Mark at Helm's Deep, Smellybreath grinned ugly and brandished his orcish blade."

Ugluckily - (adv.) expanded from "Uglukly", modifies unexpected turns of Orcish good fortune. "Ugluckily for Grishnakh, the halflings' guards had been killed and they were totally defenseless."

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

403 (vb) - 1) to be banned. 2) to suffer the torment of not having to indulge in one's obsession.

I actually used this . . . in a PM, that is.

Well, I wish someone would 403 you.

[Bergil]

Berguile n: (a) a tendency to make mistakes that hurt you. (b) no guile at all