11.29 to Spoil
- ᴱQ. hessa adj. “withered, ⚠️dead”
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An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. hessa “dead, withered” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√HESE “wither” (QL/40).
Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. hessa “withered” for purposes of Neo-Quenya derived from the Neo-Root ᴺ√KHES, but would use other words for “dead” like firin or qualin.
- ᴱQ. hesta- v. “to wither”
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A verb appearing as ᴱQ. hesta- “wither” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√HESE of the same meaning (QL/40).
Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. hesta- “to wither” for purposes of Neo-Quenya derived from the Neo-Root ᴺ√KHES. There is also Q. hwirya- “wither” from the 1950s.
- Q. hwirya- v. “to wither”
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A verb for “wither” appearing in the Löa Yucainen poem of the 1950s (CPT/1296-8).
- ᴱQ. qeleksie n. “rot, corruption”
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A noun appearing as ᴱQ. qeleksie “rot, corruption” in the Qenya Lexicon probably based on qeletya “rot” (past tense qeleksine), both under the same early root ᴱ√QELE “perish, die, decay, fail” (QL/76).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. queletya- “to rot” for purposes of Neo-Quenya I would retain this noun as well, but adapted as ᴺQ. queletië “rot, corruption” to better fit later Quenya phonology.
- ᴱQ. qeleksima adj. “qeleksima”
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An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. qeleksima “corrupt, rotten” in the Qenya Lexicon probably based on qeletya “rot” (past tense qeleksine), both under the same early root ᴱ√QELE “perish, die, decay, fail” (QL/76).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. queletya- “to rot” for purposes of Neo-Quenya I would retain this adjective as well, but adapted as ᴺQ. queletima “corrupt, rotten” to better fit later Quenya phonology.
- ᴱQ. qeleksima v. “to rot”
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A verb appearing as ᴱQ. qeletya “rot (intr.)” in the Qenya Lexicon with past tense qeleksine- and thus probably related to ᴱQ. qelet (qelekt-) “corpse”, both under the same early root ᴱ√QELE “perish, die, decay, fail” (QL/76). The present tense form of the verb therefore probably involves the sound change of ky > ty.
Neo-Quenya: Since ᴹQ. qelet “corpse” < ᴹ√KWEL appears in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain ᴺQ. queletya- “to rot” as well.
- G. hesc v. “withered, ⚠️dead; chilled, chill”
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An adjective appearing as G. hesc “withered, dead; chilled, chill” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√heth² “wither”, related to G. Hess “winter” (GL/49).
Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. hessa “withered” as a derivative of the Neo-Root ᴺ√KHES, I would retain its Gnomish equivalent as well adapted as ᴺS. hesg “withered”. However, I would use other adjectives for “dead” (fern) or “chill” (ring).
- S. saur v. “bad (of food), putrid”
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An adjective meaning “bad (of food), putrid” in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959 based on the root √SAWA “disgusting, foul, vile” that was the basis of the (Quenya) name Sauron (PE17/183). In a marginal note Tolkien said “No. THAW-, cruel. Saura, cruel”, apparently rejecting this etymology, but then he wrote an “X” next to the marginal note (PE17/184).
Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. thaw “corrupt, rotten” under the root ᴹ√THUS, also connected to the name Sauron (Ety/THUS).
Neo-Sindarin: For purpose of Neo-Sindarin, I think saur “putrid” and thaw “corrupt” can coexist.