The Sindarin dictionary project

Sindarin is the language of the Grey Elves, invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and exemplified in his masterful epic story The Lord of the Rings.

This is the home page of the Sindarin dictionary project. The site currently hosts the following projects:

• The Sindarin dictionary project per se, focussed at building a complete and reliable Sindarin lexicon in XML (TEI) format.
• Dragon Flame, a freeware application for Microsoft Windows and Linux, embedding the Sindarin dictionary along with additional tools.
• Hesperides, a freeware application for MacOS X, embedding the Sindarin dictionary tools.
• The Sindarin on-line search engine, featured below. Please note that the version of the Sindarin lexicon used in this search engine is not necessarily the latest. (We lack time and ressources to update all the projects simultaneously.)
• The Sindarin dictionary in PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format), a ready-to-print version of our Sindarin lexicon.

The proper way to refer to this Sindarin dictionary, when you wish to quote it, is to call it Hiswelókë's Sindarin dictionary. As it is still an evolving work, it is also recommented to cite the edition and the lexicon's version (for instance, "edition 1.6, lexicon 0.995").

Looking for a Sindarin word or its translation into English? Well, you just need to type a word in one of the input areas below and then validate your entry by pressing the return key.

Thanks for using Hiswelókë's Sindarin dictionary!

Because of abuses in the past, we had to limit the usage of this search-engine to 800 requests per day. (See also our FAQ page for details on the new policy.)

But if you really need a Sindarin dictionary, please check the download section for Dragon Flame & and our other tools.