12.53 to Grow
- ᴹQ. alwa adj. “well-grown”
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An adjective for “well-grown” appearing in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1930s (PE22/23). The word alwa also appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√GAL(AS), but was struck through (EtyAC/GAL(AS)). The rejected form in The Etymologies it was glossed “healthy, strong, flourishing, [?]well-grown”, with the last gloss “well-grown” being unclear.
- Q. lauya- v. “to flourish (green), grow”
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A verb appearing in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 as an example of a ya-formative verb based on the root √LAW, with both the root and the verb meaning “flourish (green), grow” (PE22/156).
- ᴹQ. olaste n. “growth”
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A noun appearing as ᴹQ. {alaste >>} olaste “growth” in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of 1948 as a combination of {ala- >>} ᴹQ. ola- “grow” with the general action suffix ᴹQ. -ste (PE22/110).
Neo-Quenya: Since Tolkien revised the general action suffix to -sta a few years later, I would update this noun to ᴺQ. olasta “growth” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. I would use this word for “growth” in general, both physical and metaphorical, as opposed to olmië as the period or process of life where one is growing.
- ᴹQ. olinwa adj. “fully grown, adult, *mature”
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The Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of 1948 had an adjective ᴹQ. alanwa “full-grown, mature, adult” as an example of a perfective participle of the verb ᴹQ. ala- “grow” (PE22/112). However, elsewhere in this document {ala- >>} ᴹQ. ola- “grow” (PE22/116 note #94), and Tolkien also had an adjective ᴹQ. olinwa “fully grown, adult”, where the i was because “-nwa ‘perfective’ does not tolerate ‘imperfective’ ā” (PE22/116).
- Q. olmië n. “growth”
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A word for “growth” in various notes on Elvish maturation from 1959, an abstract noun based on √OL “grow” (NM/84, 119). More specifically, it referred to the early period or process of life where one was actively growing, as opposed to later life after one had reached maturity: coivië.
- ᴹQ. ololla- v. “*to keep on growing”
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An untranslated frequentative verb ololla- appeared in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of 1948 (PE22/112). Since the verb ᴹQ. ola- meant “grow” in this document (PE22/113), the frequentative probably meant “*keep on growing”.
- S. gala- v. “to grow”
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An untranslated verb in notes from around 1962 along with a full paradigm of pronominal suffixes (PE17/131-132). The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. galo “to grow” under the root ᴹ√GALA “thrive” (Ety/GALA), and the later Sindarin verb probably has the same meaning.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. {cal- >>} caltha- “wax, grow, flourish” based on the early root ᴱ√cala having to do with growth (GL/25). Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document had altha- “to shoot up, grow (high)” (PE13/109).
- G. calon adj. “grown (esp. of plants)”
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An adjective appearing as G. calon “grown (of plants), budd[ing], in blade (of corn)” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, based on the early root ᴱ√cala having to do with growth (GL/25). Initially Tolkien said this word was the equivalent of G. côl “vegetable”, but this was deleted.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would update this word to ᴺS. galen “grown (esp. of plants)” based on the later root √GAL “grow”.
- G. ganthan adj. “waxen, grown big, grown up, adult, [originally?] large”
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The word G. {gantha >>} ganthan “(large), waxen, grown big, grown up, adult” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on G. gant “larger” (GL/37). I believe the parenthetical “(large)” indicates its ancient meaning and “waxen, grown big, grown up, adult” is its modern meaning.
Neo-Sindarin: Since I retain ᴺS. gant for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as a derivative of the Neo-Root ᴺ√GYANTA, I would retain and adapt its enlargement as ᴺS. gannan “waxen, grown big, grown up, adult”, originally just “†large”.
- S. theria- v. “to be vigorous, flourish”
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A verb for “be vigorous, flourish” in notes from 1959 (D59) derived from the Sindarin-only root √THAR “vigour” (PE17/187).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. gwethra- “bloom, flourish” based on the early root ᴱ√ŋwedh- (GL/46).