14.36 Before (temporal) Q. nó prep. “before (of time); at back (of place); [ᴹQ.] yester-; [ᴱQ.] after (of place), behind; ⚠️after (only of time); than” A preposition having to do with position in time and place with various meanings in Tolkien’s writings. It is perhaps best known for its appearance
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Select Elvish Words: 14.355 Past, Ago
14.355 Past, Ago Q. andanéya adv. “long ago, once upon a time” A word for “long ago, once upon a time” given as anda né or andanéya in notes from 1968, a combination of anda “long” with né “ago” or néya “once, at one time” (VT49/31). It is possible that
Select Elvish Words: 14.35 Again
14.35 Again ᴹQ. ata adv. “again, *(lit.) a second time” An adverb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “again” based on the root ᴹ√AT “back, again”, a root that was also the basis for the word “two” (Ety/AT(AT)). Conceptual Development: In Tolkien’s later writings, he said prefixal at(a)- “again”
Select Elvish Words: 14.32-14.34 Often, Sometimes, Never
14.32 Often ᴹQ. hrillume adv. “*very many times” The correlative ᴹQ. hrillume or hrímallume appeared in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/110), a combination of ᴹQ. hrim- “(very) many” and ᴹQ. -llume “times”. Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would adapt this to ᴺQ. rillumë “very many
Select Elvish Words: 14.31 Always
14.31 Always Q. illumë adv. “*always” A word for “always” appearing in the Ortírielyanna prayer of the 1950s (VT44/9), a combination of il- “all” and lúmë “time”. Conceptual Development: The word ᴹQ. qá “always, at all times, ever” appeared in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948, a vowel-lengthened
Select Elvish Words: 14.30-14.302 Eternity, Eternal
14.30 Eternity Q. oialë adv. “forever, everlastingly, eternally, in eternity; ⚠️[ᴹQ.] everlasting age” A word variously glossed “forever” (RGEO/58), “everlastingly” (PE17/73-74), or “eternally” (PE17/59), an adverbial form of oia(la) “everlasting”. Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s ᴹQ. oiale was apparently a noun glossed “everlasting (age?)” under the root
Select Elvish Words: 14.29 Ready
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