Saturday, October 04, 2008

Silver, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for the metal silver is telpe.
The Sindarin word for the metal silver is celeb.

Friday, October 03, 2008

Silver, in my words

selgar : silver

The Illunse word for silver is selgar. Selgar is an unusual last name. Selgar is a place in Afghanistan.

This new word is a mashup of the Old English word for silver which is seolfor and the Latin word for silver which is argentum.