11.41 Property
- Q. aura n. “possession, thing owned”
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A noun for “a possession or thing owned” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, derived from √AW “possess, own, keep” (PE22/151).
- ᴱQ. autë n. “property, ⚠️goods, wealth, money”
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A noun for “goods, property, wealth, money” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√AW̯A (QL/33).
Neo-Quenya: Since √AW “possess, own, keep” resurfaced in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, I would retain ᴺQ. autë for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but only in the sense “property”. For “goods” I would use ᴹQ. armar, for “wealth” ᴺQ. aurië, and for “money” telpë.
- Q. satya adj. “private, separate, not common, excluded”
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An adjective equivalent to S. said “private, separate, not common, excluded” appearing in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor of the late 1960s, based on √SAT “space, place; divide, mark off” (VT42/20).
- Q. véra adj. “personal, private, own”
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An adjective for “personal, private, own” mentioned in The Shibboleth of Fëanor from the late 1960s based on the root √WĒ having to do with individuality (PM/340).
- N. garn n. “property, ‘own’”
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A word for “property” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√GAR, also translated as “own” in quotes, perhaps indicating it was originally an adjective or past tense form indicating ownership based on the verb N. garo “to have, keep” (Ety/GAR).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s G. guig “a piece of property” and G. guinoth “property”, both based on the past tense gui of G. gôtha- “possess, have, hold” (GL/42-43). G. guig appeared below an adjective G. guin “own, held, possessed”, and brace was added indicating these two entries were combined. This combination may have been mirrored by the two glosses “own” and “property” of later N. garn.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I prefer to use garn only for the noun “property”, and an adjective ᴺS. garnen for “owned, held, possessed”.
- S. said adj. “private, separate, not common, excluded”
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An adjective for “private, separate, not common, excluded” from notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor of the late 1960s, based on √SAT “space, place; divide, mark off” (VT42/20).
11.42 Wealth, Riches
- ᴱQ. ausie n. “wealth [of possessions]”
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A word appearing as ᴱQ. ausie “wealth” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√AW̯A having to do with riches and property (QL/33).
Neo-Quenya: The root √AW “possess, own, keep” resurfaced in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, along with a derivative aura “possession, thing owned”. As such I would adapted this Early Qenya word as ᴺQ. aurië “wealth” as an abundance of possessions, an abstract noun based on aura.
- ᴹQ. heren n. “fortune, (lit.) governance”
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A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “fortune” derived from the root ᴹ√KHER “rule, govern, possess” (Ety/KHER). Tolkien indicated the literal meaning of this noun was “governance”, and its actual sense is “what is in store for one and what one has in store”. Thus I believe it is “fortune” in this sense of what is due to you, both by dint of your own efforts and was it owed to you by your position in society, as opposed to mere luck. In the first draft of this entry heren had the additional gloss “goods, wealth”, but these were deleted (EtyAC/KHER).
- ᴱQ. milkin n. “wealth”
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A noun appearing as ᴱQ. milkin “wealth” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MḶKḶ “possess” (QL/62).
Neo-Quenya: Given S. maelig “wealth, abundance” < √MILIK from the 1950s, I think ᴺQ. milcin “wealth” can be retained for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
- S. maelig n. “wealth, abundance”
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A noun for “wealth, abundance” in Common Eldarin: Noun Structure of the early 1950s, derived from the root √MILIK.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. sâd “riches, wealth”, apparently related to the verb G. sad- “value, esteem” (GL/66).