Minlamad thent/estent

The Minlamad thent/estent was one of three Elvish verse-modes, the other two being the Ann-thennath and the Linnod. The thent/estent was typically used in narns, intending to be spoken rather than sung.
==History==
The verse form was used by the poet Dírhaval, in his sole work, the Narn i Chîn Húrin (Tale of the Children of Húrin).
== Etymology==
The minlamad thent/estent can be broken up as follows: Sindarin minlamad = "one-sound" and thent = "short". The ending estent is likely derived from thent, possibly meaning, "very short". In poetic notation, a ' / ' indicates a stressed syllable. Minlamad could be related to the Elvish root for sound, in which case, the meaning changes to "one-sound-stop". In this case, the ann-thennath could mean, "long lines".Patrick Wynne and Carl F. Hostetter's Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth, "Three Elvish Verse Modes: Ann-thennath, Minlamad thent / estent, and Linnod", pgs. 113-120
==References==
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