Etymology

Tolkiendil

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Today it means: A fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially one interested in his constructed languages. Full definition →

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The story

From Tolkien and dil (“lover”), a word in Tolkien's constructed language of Quenya, notably used in the name of the character Eärendil.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.