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”
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Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
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
Select Elvish Words: 14.252 to Last
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: 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,