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”
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Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
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
Select Elvish Words 6.63-6.71: Brooch, Adornment
6.63 Pin, Brooch ᴱQ. pirin (pirind-) n. “thin rod, pin” A word appearing as ᴱQ. pirin (pirind-) “thin rod, pin” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√PIRI having to do with cylinders and spinning (QL/74). Neo-Quenya: In 1959 Tolkien gave a new meaning to the