2.46 Grandfather ᴱQ. haru n. “grandfather” A word for “grandfather” of unclear derivation appearing as ᴱQ. haru in both the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s (QL/39; PME/39). As there are no other alternatives, I would retain ᴺQ. haru for purposes of Neo-Quenya. G.
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Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words 2.44-2.452: Brother, Sister, Sibling
2.44 Brother Q. háno n. “brother” A word for “brother” coined by Tolkien in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, based on the root √KHAN of the same meaning (VT47/14). It had a diminutive/affectionate variant hanno used as a play name for the middle finger
Select Elvish Words 2.41-2.42: Son, Daughter
2.41 Son Q. -ion suf. “-son, masculine patronymic” The usual patronymic for “son of” in Quenya, suffixal form of Q. yondo “son” (PE17/170, 190). Tolkien occasionally mentioned variants like -on or -yon, but in practice only -ion appears in actual names. Conceptual Development: This patronymic dates all the way back
Select Elvish Words 2.35-2.37: Father, Mother, Parent
2.35 Father Q. atar n. “father” The Quenya word for “father”, derived from the root √AT(AR) (PM/324; WJ/402; VT48/19). Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. atar “father” dates all the way back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, though in that document it was “a more solemn word … usually to 1st
Select Elvish Words 2.33-2.341: Marry, Marriage, Married Couple
2.33 to Wed, Marry ᴱQ. verin n. “married” An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. verin “married” in the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, with a stem -nd (PE15/75). Neo-Quenya: I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. verin “married” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but ignore the stem verind- since suffixal -in is
Select Elvish Words 2.31-2.321: Husband, Wife, Bride
2.31 Husband ᴹQ. ender n. “bridegroom, *groom” A word for “bridegroom” in The Etymologies derived from the root ᴹ√NDER, a strengthened form of the root ᴹ√DER “man” (Ety/NDER). Conceptual Development: There is an unglossed word ᴱQ. vestaner the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s that is a combination of ᴱQ. vesta
Select Elvish Words 2.27-2.28: Child, Infant
2.27 Child Q. hína n. “child” A word for “child” derived from the root √KHIN (PE17/157; WJ/403), most notably an element in Eruhíni “Children of God”, a term for Elves and Men as the children of Eru. This word illustrates that hína has an abnormal plural form: híni rather than
Select Elvish Words 2.25-2.26: Boy, Girl
2.25 Boy ᴹQ. seldo n. “child [m.], *boy” A word for a (male) child in The Etymologies of the 1930s added to its entry when the meaning of the root ᴹ√SEL-D was changed from “daughter” to “child” (Ety/SEL-D). It was written above its feminine equivalent ᴹQ. selde and an apparently
Select Elvish Words 2.23-2.24: Male, Female
2.23 Male ᴹQ. hanu n. “male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷAN “male” (Ety/ƷAN). The first version of this entry gave it the gloss “male (of
Select Elvish Words 2.21-2.22: Man, Woman
2.21 Man Q. nér (ner-) n. “man, male person; [ᴹQ.] adult male; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] husband; warrior” The Quenya word for a “man”, or more specifically a person of male gender (WJ/393). This word is derived from the root √N(D)ER, and the é is long in Quenya as a remnant of the