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
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Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
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
Select Elvish Words 2.1: Human Being
Q. Atan n. “Man, (lit.) the Second (People)” This is the most common Quenya word for “Man” as a species, most frequently appearing in its plural form Atani (LotR/1034). In notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from The Lord of the Rings from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien
Select Elvish Words 1.86-1.87: to Light, Kindle; Match, Fire Stick
1.86 to Light, Kindle Q. calta- v. “to kindle, [ᴹQ.] (cause to) shine, light up, [ᴱQ.] set light to” This causative verb meaning “kindle, cause to shine” was based on the root √KAL “light; shine” and had a lengthy history in Tolkien’s Elvish languages. ᴱQ. kalta- “kindle, set light to”
Select Elvish Words 1.83-1.85 Smoke, Ashes; Burn, Scorch
1.83 Smoke ᴱQ. qonda n. “choking smog, smoke” A word appearing as ᴱQ. qonda “choking smog, smoke” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√QOŘO [QOÐO] along with other choking words (QL/78). Neo-Quenya: I think this word can be salvaged as ᴺQ. quonda based on
Select Elvish Words 1.81-1.82: Fire, Flame
1.81 Fire Q. (apa)ruivë n. “wild fire, fire as conflagration” A word appearing as ruive “wild fire — fire as conflagration” in etymological notes from around 1964 (DD), along with a longer variant aparuive (PE17/183). The short form ruive is derived from the root √RUYU “blaze (red)”, but it is
Select Elvish Words 1.78: Weather
1.78 Weather ᴱQ. kalle n. “fair weather, clear sky, blue sky” ᴱQ. kalle “fair weather, clear sky, blue sky” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon as a derivative of the root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden” (QL/44). It also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with gloss “fair weather” (PME/44).
Select Elvish Words 1.77: Ice, Frost, Freeze
1.77 Ice, Frost ᴹQ. helke n. “ice” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “ice” derived from the root ᴹ√KHELEK of the same meaning (Ety/KHELEK). Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. helke “ice” also appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√HELE (QL/39). ᴹQ. helkelimbe n.
Select Elvish Words 1.76: Snow
Q. hrissë n. “fall of snow” A word for “fall of snow” appearing beside deleted {hritse “fall”} in notes from around 1959, derived from the root √SRIS “snow” (PE17/168). Note that this word is for a “snow fall”, basically a noun form of the verb †hríza “it is snowing” (ᴺQ.
Select Elvish Words 1.75-1.752: Rain, Rainbow
1.75 Rain Q. mistë n. “drizzle, [ᴹQ.] fine rain” A word for “drizzle” (PE19/101) or “light rain” (Ety/MIZD) from primitive ✶mizdē, illustrating how ancient zd became st in Quenya. Conceptual Development: The earliest precursor of this word was ᴱQ. mirde “mist” derived from primitive ᴱ✶mẓđē in the Early Qenya Phonology