14.29 Ready Q. férima adj. “ready to hand, (quickly) available” An adjective in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) of 1959 based on the root √PHERE, equivalent to S. ferui “ready to hand, (quickly) available” (PE17/181). Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. manwa “ready” derived from primitive maznwa
Select Elvish Words: 14.28 to Cease
14.28 to Cease ᴹQ. hauta- v. “to cease, take a rest, stop” A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cease, take a rest, stop” derived from the root ᴹ√KHAW “rest, lie at ease” (Ety/KHAW). ᴹQ. pusta- v. “to stop, put a stop to, cease” A verb appearing in
Select Elvish Words: 14.26-14.27 End, Finish
14.26 End (n, temporal) Q. metta n. “ending, end” A noun for “ending” or “end” (PE17/103, 105; PE23/98, 110), most notable for its use in the phrase sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn’ Ambar-metta “In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world” (LotR/967). In
Select Elvish Words: 14.254 Patience, Endurance
14.254 Patience, Endurance ᴱQ. kóle n. “passivity, endurance, patience; a passive individual” A word appearing as ᴱQ. kōle in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “passivity, endurance, patience” and “passive ind[ividual]” under the early root ᴱ√KOHO “undergo, endure” (QL/47). Neo-Quenya: The word ᴺQ. cólë “passivity, endurance, patience; a passive
Select Elvish Words: 14.252 to Last
14.252 to Last Q. termar- v. “to stand, *endure, last, (lit.) through-abide” A verb appearing only in its future form termaruva “shall stand” in the phrase vanda sina termaruva Elenna·nóreo alcar enyalien “This oath shall stand in memory of the glory of the Land of the Star” (UT/305). It is
Select Elvish Words: 14.25 to Begin; Beginning
14.25 to Begin; Beginning Q. menta- v. “to begin” The verb menta- was used to mean “begin” in the Löa Yucainen poem written by Tolkien 1958 and first published in 2024 (CPT/1297-1298). The first draft of the poem had Q. fenta- instead (CPT/1296). The etymology of these words is unclear,
Select Elvish Words: 14.22-14.24 Slow; Hurry, Delay
14.22 Slow ᴱQ. lenka adj. “slow, ⚠️dull, stiff; left (hand)” A word appearing as ᴱQ. lenka in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “slow, dull, stiff”, also meaning “left (hand)”, derived from the early roots ᴱ√LEKE or ᴱ√LENE¹ (QL/52, 53). Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. lenca “slow” for purposes
Select Elvish Words: 14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick (Sindarin)
14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick N. alag adj. “rushing, impetuous” An adjective for “rushing, impetuous” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶álākō “rush, rushing flight, wild wind” under the root ᴹ√ÁLAK “rushing” (Ety/ÁLAK). Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. arog “swift, rushing, torrential” based on
14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick (Quenya)
14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick ᴹQ. alako n. “rush, rushing flight, wild wind” A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶álākō “rush, rushing flight, wild wind” under the root ᴹ√ÁLAK “rushing” (Ety/ÁLAK). ᴹQ. (a)larka adj. “swift, rapid” An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s given as ᴹQ.
Select Elvish Words: 14.18-14.19 Now, Soon
14.18 Now Q. sí adv. “now” The Quenya word for “now” which is very well attested. In notes on demonstratives from 1968, it is a vowel-lengthened form of demonstrative si “this” (VT49/18) which seems to be a standard way of forming adverbs of time in Tolkien’s later writings; compare tá