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
Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
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.
Select Elvish Words 6.999: Adornment (other)
6.999 Adornment (other) ᴱQ. enyarin n. “device, escutcheon, blazon” A word appearing as ᴱQ. enyarin “device, escutcheon [an emblem or shield bearing a coat of arms]” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. enya “device, machine, engine” under the early root ᴱ√ENE¹ (QL/35). The word enyarin
Select Elvish Words 6.94-6.96: Ointment, Soap, Mirror
6.94 Ointment ᴹQ. laive n. “ointment” A word for “ointment” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶laibē under the root ᴹ√LIB (Ety/LIB²). The (archaic?) form laiwe appeared in notes written around 1940 as a cognate to N. glaew (TMME/53). Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the
Select Elvish Words 6.73-6.92: Ring, Necklace, Towel, Comb, Brush
6.73 Finger Ring Q. corma n. “ring” A word for “ring” appearing as an element in Q. Cormacolindor “Ring-bearers” (LotR/953), clearly derived from the root √KOR “round”. It also appeared in a translation of the title of The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien included in a 1973 letter to
Select Elvish Words 6.72: Gem, Jewel
6.72 Gem, Jewel ᴱQ. lúle n. “blue stone, sapphire” A word appearing as ᴱQ. lūle “blue stone, sapphire” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, related to ᴱQ. lūne “(deep) blue” (QL/57). Neo-Quenya: I would update this word to ᴺQ. luilë for purposes of Neo-Quenya, since the later word and