ᴹQ. farma n. “?carpet” A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√SPAR² “strew, spread, ?scatter” with two unclear glosses, one of which might be “carpet” (EtyAC/SPAR²). Its other gloss is even less clear, but might be “string” or “stray” according to Carl Hostetter and Patrick
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Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words 7.29-7.31: House (other), Fireplace
7.29: House (other) ᴹQ. ampano n. “building (especially of wood), wooden hall, construction, edifice” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “building (especially of wood), wooden hall”, an elaboration of ᴹQ. pano “piece of shaped wood” under the root ᴹ√PAN “place, set, fix in place (especially of wood)”
Select Elvish Words 7.28 Roof
ᴹQ. koromindo n. “cupola, dome” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cupola, dome”, apparently a combination of variants of ᴹQ. koron “globe” and ᴹQ. mindon “tower” (Ety/KOR). Q. telluma n. “dome, cupola, vault” A word for a “vault” or “dome” in the Namárië poem (LotR/377; RGEO/58). In
Select Elvish Words 7.25-7.27: Window, Floor, Wall
7.25 Window ᴱQ. lattin n. “window” A word appearing as ᴱQ. lattin or lattulis “window” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. lat (latt-) “flap, small hinged door, lid” (QL/51). Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. lat (latt-) as a derivative of the later root √LAT¹ “open”,
Select Elvish Words 7.22: Door, Gate
7.22 Door, Gate Q. ando n. “gate, [great] door; †entrances, approaches” A word for “gate”, the Quenya name of tengwa #5 [2] in The Lord of the Rings Appendix E (LotR/1122). Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s Tolkien instead had ᴱQ. pondo “gate” under the early root
Select Elvish Words 7.21: Room
7.21 Room ᴹQ. kaimasan (kaimasamb-) n. “bedchamber” A word for “bedchamber” in The Etymologies from around 1937, a combination of ᴹQ. kaima “bed” and ᴹQ. sambe “chamber” (Ety/KAY, STAB). Its plural kaimasambi indicates a stem form of kaimasamb-. Conceptual Development: This word first appeared as ᴱQ. {kaitosambe >>} kaimasambe “bed-room”
Select Elvish Words 7.13-7.15: Hut, Tent, Yard
7.13 Hut G. tump n. “shed” A noun appearing as G. tump “shed” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/71), clearly a cognate to ᴱQ. tumpo “shed, barn” which was derived from either ᴱ√TṂPṂ or ᴱ√TUPU (QL/93, 95). Neo-Sindarin: Since √TUP “cover” survived in Tolkien’s later writings, I think
Select Elvish Words 7.122: Home
7.122 Home ᴱQ. indoite adv. “indoors, at home, homely, domestic” A word for “indoors, at home, homely, domestic” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of ᴱQ. indo “house” with the adjective suffix ᴱQ. -ite (QL/43). Neo-Quenya: For “homely, domestic” I would update this word to ᴺQ. mardaitë
Select Elvish Words 7.12: House
7.12: House Q. cöa n. “house; outhouse, shed, hut, booth; building used for a dwelling or other purposes; †body” The most general Quenya word for “house” or small building derived from √KAW “shelter” (PE17/107; VT47/35; WJ/369). As Tolkien described it in notes from the late 1960s: From √KAW was made
Select Elvish Words 7.11: to Live, Dwell
7.11 to Live, Dwell ᴱQ. laulema adj. “inhabiting” A word appearing as ᴱQ. laulema “inhabiting” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently an adjectival form of ᴱQ. laulemo “inhabitant” (QL/52). Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. laulemo “inhabitant” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. laulema “inhabiting” as well.