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aravanessë · 02-03-2007, 05:54 AM

According to PE XIII, the noldorissa form is Legolas, and the eldarissa Laiqalasse. In parentheses appear translation 'Green Leaf' and the form Leiqualassë.
There is no occurrence of an additional meaning, or of another form, or of a mix of two names, so Legolast and Laigolas may be rejected. A qenya form would be unsuited, but a pure sindarin form would be too. Legolas is said from the House of Tree, is a goldogrin name, and in the context of the composition of the Lost Tales, we must assume he is of gnomish origin. But we know, in the later phases of composition, that the sindarin names of Exiles, are not pure but are 'sindarization' from quenya or amanya telerin ; choosing a pure sindarin form like Laegolas doesn't seem to me to be good solution, all the more the Sindar of Gondolin are form Nevrast, they must speak the north sindarin, not the traditional speech.

aravanessë

02-03-2007, 05:54 AM	#45
aravanessë Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France Posts: 14	According to PE XIII, the noldorissa form is Legolas, and the eldarissa Laiqalasse. In parentheses appear translation 'Green Leaf' and the form Leiqualassë. There is no occurrence of an additional meaning, or of another form, or of a mix of two names, so Legolast and Laigolas may be rejected. A qenya form would be unsuited, but a pure sindarin form would be too. Legolas is said from the House of Tree, is a goldogrin name, and in the context of the composition of the Lost Tales, we must assume he is of gnomish origin. But we know, in the later phases of composition, that the sindarin names of Exiles, are not pure but are 'sindarization' from quenya or amanya telerin ; choosing a pure sindarin form like Laegolas doesn't seem to me to be good solution, all the more the Sindar of Gondolin are form Nevrast, they must speak the north sindarin, not the traditional speech. aravanessë Last edited by aravanessë; 02-03-2007 at 06:08 AM.