12.35 End
- ᴱQ. lappa n. “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe”
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A noun appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as ᴱQ. lappa, cognate to G. laf “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe, etc.” (GL/52). It is likely based on the early root ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” (QL/51).
Neo-Quenya: Since √LAP “fold, bend” survives in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain this was ᴺQ. lappa “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe”.
- Q. telma n. “conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair; [ᴹQ.] ending”
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A noun for “a conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair” appearing in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60 as a derivative of √TELE “close, end, come at the end” (WJ/411 note #15).
Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s had unglossed ᴹQ. tyelma derived from the root ᴹ√KYEL “come to an end” (Ety/KYEL; EtyAC/KYEL). This word appeared as tyelma “ending” in the poem Fíriel’s Song, also from the 1930s (LR/72).
The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. telū̆me or telumen “finish, conclusion” under the early root ᴱ√TEL+U (QL/91), given as telūme “the great end” in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/91). In a list of names also from the 1910s, it appeared as an element in ᴱQ. Irmina Telume “End of the World” (PE13/104).
- ᴹQ. tyel (tyeld-) n. “end”
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A word appearing as ᴹQ. tyel “end” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KYEL “come to an end” (Ety/KYEL). Its plural form tyeldi indicates a stem form of tyeld- (EtyAC/KYEL). In The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road this plural form as incorrectly given as tyelde (LR/366), but Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne corrected this to tyeldi in their Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies (VT45/25). The word tyel “end” also appeared a couple times in the 1930s poem Fíriel’s Song (LR/72).
Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writings, the root √KYEL seems to have been revised to √TEL; see the entry on that root for discussion. Compare also 1959-60 telma “conclusion” vs. 1930s ᴹQ. tyelma “ending”. As such, I would adapt this noun as ᴺQ. tel (teld-) “end”.
- G. laph n. “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe”
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A noun appearing as G. laf “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe, etc.” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with a Qenya cognate ᴱQ. lappa (GL/52). It is likely based on the early root ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” (QL/51).
Neo-Sindarin: Since √LAP “fold, bend” survives in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain this word but adapted as ᴺS. laph “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe” to better fit Sindarin orthography.
- S. methed n. “end”
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A word for “end” attested in later writings as an element in the names Methed-en-Glad “End of the Wood” (UT/153) and possibly Methedras “Last Peak” of the Misty Mountains (LotR/429; RC/366). The word methed is clearly a noun in the first name, but Methedras might actually be the adjective [N.] methen “end” + ras(s) “peak” with nr > dhr, since Tolkien sometimes represented dhr as dr in drafts of The Lord of the Rings. Compare draft [N.] Caradras vs. published Caradhras.
- N. methen n. “end, final”
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A word appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “end, final” as an adjectival form of noun N. meth “end”, both under the root ᴹ√MET “end” (Ety/MET; EtyAC/MET).