1.212 Ground, Soil ᴹQ. hún (hun-), n. “earth, *ground” A word in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s with stem form hun- and gloss “earth” (QL/39). It might be a later iteration of ᴱQ. han “ground, earth” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/39), and if so
Select Elvish Words
Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words 1.21: Earth, Land
1.21 Earth, Land Q. cemen, n. “the Earth; earth, [ᴹQ.] soil” Tolkien often used this Elvish word for “the Earth”, but in notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from The Lord of the Rings from the late 1950s or early 1960s, he clarified that “kemen ‘the Earth’ [was] an apparent
Select Elvish Words 1.11-1.12: World, Universe
1.11 World Q. Ambar, n. “The World, Earth, (lit.) Habitation, Settlement” The word Ambar is probably the most common Quenya word for the “World”. Its more literal meaning is “Habitation” (MR/337; NM/226) or “Settlement” (PE17/163) in the sense that it is the realm in which the children of Eru (Elves
Select Elvish Words: Introduction
Since I have wrapped up my series on “Select Primitive Elvish Roots”, I am starting a new series on “Select Elvish Words”. This series is for the next major phase of Eldamo’s development: dictionary entries for Elvish words. My plan is to discuss the meanings, etymologies, and conceptual development of