9.635 Metal ⚠️ᴹQ. rauta n. “metal” A noun for “metal” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√RAUTĀ of the same meaning (Ety/RAUTĀ). In that document, its Noldorin cognate was the basis for the second element of the names Finrod, Angrod and Damrod. In Tolkien’s later writings
Select Elvish Words
Studies on selected elvish words to sort out their semantics.
Select Elvish Words 9.60-9.62: Smith, Forge, Anvil
9.60 Smith Q. sintamo n. “smith” A word specifically for a “[metal] smith” based on primitive ✶sinkitamo, as opposed to more generic tamo “smith, *builder” which can refer to a variety of craftsman (PE17/107-108). Its initial element seems to be a restoration of ᴱQ. sink “mineral, metal, gem” from the
Select Elvish Words 9.51-9.54: Beam, Board, Brick
9.51 Beam ᴹQ. andul n. “long pole” A word appearing in the Declension of Nouns (DN) glossed “long pole” (PE21/33), perhaps related to anda “long”. ᴹQ. hana n. “post” A word for “post” in notes on the The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1940s (PE21/33) of unclear derivation, serving as an
Select Elvish Words 9.49-9.50: Hammer, Nail
9.49 Hammer ᴹQ. namba n. “hammer” A noun for “a hammer” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√NDAM “hammer, beat” (Ety/NDAM). Tolkien wrote an l/ above this word, possibly indicating a variant form lamba (EtyAC/NDAM). This variant is consistent with the alternate form of the root: ᴹ√DAM
Select Elvish Words 9.46-9.48: Bore, Auger, Saw
9.46 to Bore ᴱQ. ter- v. “*to pierce” The verb ᴱQ. ter- appeared untranslated in a list of Qenya Verb Forms from the 1910s (PE14/28). Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson suggested it might be based on the early root ᴱ√teře “pierce” from this same period (PE14/28 note #4; PME/91). Conceptual
Select Elvish Words 9.45-9.455: to Hew, Prick, Stab
9.45 to Hew Q. mac- v. “to hew (with a sword), *swing (a sword); ⚠️[ᴱQ.] to slay; to die” A verb in notes associated with the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, appearing in its aorist form make “hews with a sword” and derived from the root √MAK “cut, hew
Select Elvish Words 9.43-9.44: Carpenter, to Build
9.43 Carpenter ᴹQ. samno n. “carpenter, wright, builder” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing as {sauro >>} samno “carpenter, wright, builder” derived from primitive ᴹ✶stabnō under the root ᴹ√STAB having to do with (wooden) rooms and building (Ety/STAB), where the ancient bn nasalized to mn. For purposes
Select Elvish Words 9.42-9.423: Craftsman, Tool, to Use
9.42 Artisan, Craftsman Q. ahto n. “wright, maker” A word for “maker, wright” used a suffix in the first version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa (TQ1) from the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶(a)k’tō as an abnormal vocalization of the root ᴹ√KAT “make” (PE18/62). The word ahto reappeared in the second version of Tengwesta
Select Elvish Words 9.412-9.413: Art, Horn, Trumpet
9.412 Art Q. mairë n “art, work of high and beautiful art, process of producing an art work” A word in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 that Tolkien described as meaning “a work (or the process of producing a work) of high and beautiful art” based on the root √MAY
Select Elvish Words 9.41: Craft, Trade
9.41 Craft, Trade Q. arimaitë adj. “[most] skillful, *gifted” A word glossed “skilful” in Quenya Notes from 1957 (QN), a combination of maitë “-handed” with the superlative prefix ar(i)- (PE17/162). Elsewhere maitë by itself was glossed “skilful” (VT47/6), so perhaps this word was more intensive, meaning “*most skillful”. Neo-Quenya: In