Tolkiendil

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noun

A fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially one interested in his constructed languages.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounTolkiendil (plural Tolkiendili)

plural Tolkiendili

  1. slanglifestyleA fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially one interested in his constructed languages.

    Role Paying^([sic]) is something, a book like LOTR is something else. Tolkien never wrote a GAME, he wrote a book(s). These are two different worlds. So, beware of the MERP if you are a real Tolkiendil.

    2002 August 4, discouraged. [username], “Re: MERP & Tolkien”, in alt.fan.tolkien (Usenet)
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    Here's a competition for all German-speaking Tolkiendili who agree with me that this is a flaw of the translation (given that the English scans and rhymes perfectly): Come up with a better translation of the second stanza. (Or the whole poem, if you feel like it.)

    1994 October 25, Ivan A Derzhanski, “A competition (Re: Don't need poem ...)”, in rec.arts.books.tolkien (Usenet)

    The whole Balrog wings and Wheel of fire discussions are really about reading things literally or not. Those who think the ring is speaking and that Balrogs have wings take the literal word as gospel. They are the Fundamentalist Tolkiendili so to speak.

    1999 August 30, Gordon Nash, “Literalists VS Nonliteralists”, in rec.arts.books.tolkien (Usenet)

    Synonyms: Tolkie, Tolkienist, Tolkienite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially one interested in his constructed languages.

Origin

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

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APA

Tolkiendil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolkiendil

MLA

“Tolkiendil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolkiendil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tolkiendil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolkiendil.

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