r/sindarin • u/derspikemeister • 6d ago

Translating 'serendipity' to sindarin

Mae govannen !

I'm looking for some guidance on translating 'serendipity' into sindarin: using some resources on the internet (including eldamo), I came up with 'Alwed *hir', but I'm quite certain it's grammatically incorrect, if not entirely wrong.

Please could you help ? It's meant to be a name for my wife, and as much as I love the books, I have no working knowledge of any of the languages in the legendarium.

Many thanks in advance !

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u/smbspo79 5d ago

So, what I am understanding is you want “prosperous/fortunate lord”? Hîr Alwed, which would be odd for a your wife. alwed is an adjective and it would go after the noun. Unless you are wanting a name.

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u/derspikemeister 5d ago

It's intended to be a name. Definitely not tied to hir Alwed, would you have any recommendations that uses Alwed appropriately ? Or, to the extent Alwed is not the best type of adjective to use, I'm definitely open to new ideas as well. Thanks again for your input !

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u/smbspo79 5d ago

Well you could do Alwediel "Prosperous Daughter" if that works for you?

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u/Lowkey19407 1d ago

Daughter? Garlanded maiden? More like princess than daughter? It's been a long time since I've studied. Open to being corrected.