12.353 Edge Q. címa n. “edge of a cutting weapon/tool” A word given as {killa “edge, cutting edge” >>} kíma “edge of a cutting weapon/tool” in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, derived from the root {√KIL(IM) >>} √KIM “edge, brink of” (PE22/149 and note #26). Q. cimba
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Select Elvish Words: 12.352 Point
12.352 Point ᴹQ. mente n. “point, end; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] peak, tip” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “point, end” under the root ᴹ√MET “end” (Ety/MET). Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. mente “peak, tip” under the early root ᴱ√MEME (QL/61). ᴹQ. nasse n. “spike,
Select Elvish Words: 12.35 End
12.35 End ᴱQ. lappa n. “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe” A noun appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as ᴱQ. lappa, cognate to G. laf “loose-end, end of rope, hem of robe, etc.” (GL/52). It is likely based on the early root ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” (QL/51). Neo-Quenya:
Select Elvish Words: 12.34 Bottom
12.34 Bottom Q. sundo [þ] n. “base, root, [ᴹQ.] root-word” A word translated as “base” (PE18/33, 60, 84; WJ/319) or in its plural form as “roots” (PE18/95). In The Etymologies of the 1930s Tolkien had ᴹQ. sundo “base, root, root-word” under the root ᴹ√SUD “base, ground” (Ety/SUD). The word Sundokarme
Select Elvish Words: 12.33 Top
12.33 Top Q. cas(ta) adv. “to(wards) the top, [ᴹQ.] upwards” An adverb appearing in several documents, given as ᴱQ. kasta “to the top” (PE15/78), ᴹQ. kas “towards the top” (PE21/22), kas “upwards” (PE21/25), and kas or kasta “to the top” (PE21/76), the first one from the 1920s, the second two
Select Elvish Words: 12.31 High
12.31 High Q. orro adv. “up in the air, on high” An adverb appearing on a rejected page of roots from the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948 glossed “up in the air, on high”, derived from the root ᴹ√SRŌ (PE22/127). Neo-Quenya: Since RŌ/ORO “up” appears regularly in Tolkien’s writings,
Select Elvish Words: 12.272 Hidden, Concealed
12.272 Hidden, Concealed Q. cúvima adj. “concealable” A word translated “concealable” appearing in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from in 1969 (PE22/155). Q. cuvo n. “hider” A word for “hider” derived from the root √KUB implied by the noun pekkuvo “squirrel” = “nut-hider”, all of which are from Late
Select Elvish Words: 12.27 to Hide, Conceal
12.27 to Hide, Conceal Q. cuv- v. “to conceal, hide” A verb for “conceal, hide” implied by the adjectives cúvima “concealable” and cuvoitë “hiding, secretive” = “*apt to conceal” derived from √KUB “hide, secrete” appearing in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 (PE22/155). Q. fanta- v. “to veil,
Select Elvish Words: 12.26 to Cover
12.26 to Cover ᴹQ. telme n. “hood, covering” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing as {telma >>} telme “hood, covering” derived from primitive ᴹ✶telmā̆/ē̆ under the root ᴹ√TEL(U) (Ety/TEL; EtyAC/TEL). Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. telin (telimb-) “roof, covering” under the early
Select Elvish Words 12.25: to Shut, Close
Q. avalatya- v. “to refuse to open” A negation of the verb latya- “to open”, so meaning “*refuse to open”, appearing in etymological notes associated with the Ósanwe-kenta essay from 1959-60 (VT41/5; PE17/159). It was probably a technical term connected to the “barrier of unwill” that one could choose to