12.22 to Join, Unite Q. limë n. “link, ⚠️*joint” A noun for a “link” implied by Q. málimë “wrist = hand-link” with the primitive form ✶limi (VT47/6). Neo-Quenya: Since a wrist is a joint, the noun limë might mean “*joint” as well, but I currently prefer to use [ᴱQ.] oxa
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Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words 12.21: to Gather, Collect
12.21 to Gather, Collect Q. comya- v. “to collect” A transitive verb in notes from around 1959-60 based on √KOM “gather, collect”, as opposed to intransitive ócom- “gather, assemble” (PE17/158). In a rejected section of the notes where it appeared, komya- was glossed “collect” along a weak past komyane and
Select Elvish Words 12.195: Whisper
12.195 Whisper ᴱQ. hyasse n. “rushing ?hence (?noise)” The word ᴱQ. vassale “rustling” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VASA (QL/100). A similar (untranslated) word ’wassale appeared elsewhere in the lexicon derived from ᴱ√GWASA, possibly of the same or similar meaning (QL/103). Another word
Select Elvish Words 12.19: Quiet
12.19 Quiet ᴱQ. kalain(e)a adj. “serene” An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. kalaina or kalainea “serene” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden” (QL/44). Kalaina also appeared in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as equivalent to G. glaim “serene, clear, fair (espec. of weather)” (GL/39),
Select Elvish Words 12.18: to Leave, Relinquish
12.18 to Leave, Relinquish Q. hehta- v. “to put aside, leave out, exclude, abandon, forsake” A verb in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60 glossed “put aside, leave out, exclude, abandon, forsake” from primitive ✶hek-ta (WJ/365), a causative form of the root √HEKE “aside, apart, separate” (WJ/361). Q. hequa
Select Elvish Words 12.16-12.17: to Stay, Remain, be Left Over
12.16: to Stay, Wait, Remain ᴹQ. hora- v. “to wait for” A verb appearing as ᴹQ. {hopa >> kopa >>} hora- “wait for” in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) written in 1948 as an example of an a-verb (PE22/113). It was derived from {ᴹ√skop >> ᴹ√kop >>} ᴹ√skor. ᴹQ. lemya-
Select Elvish Words 12.15 to Stand
12.15: to Stand Q. ras- v. “to stick out” A verb mentioned in the Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the 1950s as an example of how z dissimilates back to s after r (PE19/73). It is clearly a verbal derivation of √RAS, which was translated as “stick up” in The
Select Elvish Words 12.14 to Lie, Recline
12.14: to Lie, Recline Q. caita-¹ v. “to lie (down)” The Quenya verb for “lie” based on the root √KAY of the same meaning (PE17/72; PE22/156). It is a half-strong verb with half-strong past ceantë (PE22/157, 164), but it more commonly uses a strong past caine “lay” (PE17/72; PE22/159; VT48/12)
Select Elvish Words 12.13 to Sit
12.13: to Sit ᴱQ. haka- v. “to squat” A verb appearing as ᴱQ. haka- “squat” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as a cognate to G. hag- “sit, sit down” (GL/47). Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. hac- “to squat” for purposes of Neo-Quenya as a derivative of a Neo-Root
Select Elvish Words 12.12: to Put, Place, Set, Lay
12.12 to Put, Place, Set, Lay Q. caita- v. “to lay (something down); [ᴱQ.] to place” In Tolkien’s later writings, caita- was generally used as an intransitive, half-strong verb meaning “to lie (down)”, with a past tense caine (strong) or ceante (half-strong). In Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from