For the Love of Philology

[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) [I.E.> [i] When his position in the film was arwened*, he remained glorfingel throughout the trilogy's theatrical production. [I] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] (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.> 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