14.252 to Last Q. termar- v. “to stand, *endure, last, (lit.) through-abide” A verb appearing only in its future form termaruva “shall stand” in the phrase vanda sina termaruva Elenna·nóreo alcar enyalien “This oath shall stand in memory of the glory of the Land of the Star” (UT/305). It is
Select Elvish Words
Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words: 14.25 to Begin; Beginning
14.25 to Begin; Beginning Q. menta- v. “to begin” The verb menta- was used to mean “begin” in the Löa Yucainen poem written by Tolkien 1958 and first published in 2024 (CPT/1297-1298). The first draft of the poem had Q. fenta- instead (CPT/1296). The etymology of these words is unclear,
Select Elvish Words: 14.22-14.24 Slow; Hurry, Delay
14.22 Slow ᴱQ. lenka adj. “slow, ⚠️dull, stiff; left (hand)” A word appearing as ᴱQ. lenka in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “slow, dull, stiff”, also meaning “left (hand)”, derived from the early roots ᴱ√LEKE or ᴱ√LENE¹ (QL/52, 53). Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. lenca “slow” for purposes
Select Elvish Words: 14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick (Sindarin)
14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick N. alag adj. “rushing, impetuous” An adjective for “rushing, impetuous” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶álākō “rush, rushing flight, wild wind” under the root ᴹ√ÁLAK “rushing” (Ety/ÁLAK). Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. arog “swift, rushing, torrential” based on
14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick (Quenya)
14.21 Fast, Swift, Quick ᴹQ. alako n. “rush, rushing flight, wild wind” A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶álākō “rush, rushing flight, wild wind” under the root ᴹ√ÁLAK “rushing” (Ety/ÁLAK). ᴹQ. (a)larka adj. “swift, rapid” An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s given as ᴹQ.
Select Elvish Words: 14.18-14.19 Now, Soon
14.18 Now Q. sí adv. “now” The Quenya word for “now” which is very well attested. In notes on demonstratives from 1968, it is a vowel-lengthened form of demonstrative si “this” (VT49/18) which seems to be a standard way of forming adverbs of time in Tolkien’s later writings; compare tá
Select Elvish Words: 14.16-14.17 Early, Late
14.16 Early (adv) ᴹQ. arinya adj. “morning, early” A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “morning, early”, adjectival form of ᴹQ. arin “morning” (Ety/AR¹; EtyAC/AR¹). G. hai adj. and adv. “in good time, punctual(ly), early” The word G. hai “in good time, punctually, early” appeared in the Gnomish
Select Elvish Words: 14.15 Old
14.15 Old Q. enwina adj. “old” A word for “old” appearing in the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s (MC/222). It might be related to Q. enwa “yet”. Conceptual Development: The ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem from around 1930 had ᴱQ. aire “old”. The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s
Select Elvish Words: 14.14 Young
14.14 Young ᴹQ. nése n. “youth” A word appearing as nése or nesse “youth” in the The Etymologies of the 1930s, the former probably derived from ᴹ✶nēthē based on the root ᴹ√NETH “young” (Ety/NETH). ᴹQ. nessa adj. “young” An adjective glossed “young” in the The Etymologies of the 1930s derived
Select Elvish Words: 14.13 New
14.13 New Q. céva adj. “fresh, new, ⚠️renewed” A word appearing in notes from the late 1960s mostly as kéva but in one place with a variant keu, variously glossed “fresh, new, renewed” and derived from the root √KEW (VT48/7-8). Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ.