1.56 Noise, Thunder ᴱQ. fundu- vb. “?to thunder” An unglossed verb form ᴱQ. fundu- or funduna- appearing drafts of the Oilima Markirya from around 1930, appearing only in inflected forms like funduváre (future) or fundunár (PE16/57, 60). Gilson, Welden and Hostetter suggest that it might have been an onomatopoeic verb
Select Elvish Words 1.55: Flash, Lightning
1.55 Flash, Lightning Q. alca- vb. “to glitter, *shine out, flash” A verb for “glitter” in the second version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa (TQ2) written around 1950 (PE18/87). Its ancient form ✶ak’la- was glossed “shine out, flash”, an abnormal vocalization of the verbal root √KAL “shine”, where Tolkien said “these formations
Select Elvish Words 1.54-1.542: Star, Starlight
1.54 Star Q. †él n. “star” An archaic or poetic word for star (WJ/362), somewhat common in compounds but in ordinary speech typically appearing as elen. It was derived directly from the primitive root √EL “behold”, the basis for other star words (PM/340; WJ/360). Conceptual Development: This word first appeared
Select Elvish Words 1.52-1.53: Sun, Moon
1.52 Sun Q. Anar n. “Sun” The most common Quenya name for the Sun derived from primitive ✶Anār, an augmented form of the root √NAR “fire” (Let/425; PE17/38; Ety/ANÁR; SD/302, 306). Conceptual Development: This term appeared in Silmarillion drafts of the 1930s with the gloss “Heart of Flame” (LR/240) and
Select Elvish Words 1.51: Sky, Heavens
1.51 Sky, Heavens Q. fanyarë n. “the skies (not heaven or firmament), the upper airs and clouds” A noun used in the 1960s version of the Markirya poem described as “the skies — not heaven or firmament — the upper airs and clouds” (MC/222-223). It is a (singular) abstract noun
Select Elvish Words 1.46: Cave
1.46 Cave Q. felco n. “cave, mine, underground dwelling” A word for “cave, mine, underground dwelling” Tolkien considered in Notes on Names (NN) from 1957, derived from the root √PHELEK as a possible replacement of felya “mine, boring, tunnel, underground dwel[ling]” < ✶phelgā (PE17/118). Neo-Quenya: I prefer the root form
Select Elvish Words 1.44: Rock, Stone
1.44 Rock, Stone ᴱQ. alas n. “marble” A noun appearing as ᴱQ. alas (alast-) “marble” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from primitive ᴱ✶ʒalast- (QL/30). Neo-Quenya: I think this word may be salvageable in Neo-Quenya as ᴺQ. alas, reconceived as a derivative of ᴹ√GALAS “joy, be glad”, perhaps
Select Elvish Words 1.43: Wood, Timber
1.43 Wood, Timber ᴱQ. kinda n. “splinter” A noun appearing as ᴱQ. kinda “splinter” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√KIŘI [KIÐI] (QL/047). Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I think this word can be salvaged as ᴺQ. cirda “splinter, wood shaving” from the later
Select Elvish Words 1.41: Woods, Forest
1.41 Woods, Forest Q. ornendur n. “tree-keep, forester, woodsman” A word in 1959 notes Tolkien described as “a tree-keep, a forester, a ‘woodsman’, a man concerned with trees as we might say ‘professionally’ (NM/20)”. It was given as an example of the use of the suffix -(n)dur, and its initial
Select Elvish Words 1.37-1.38: Spring, Well, Whirlpool
1.37 Spring, Well Q. celussë n. “freshnet, water falling out swiftly from a rocky spring” Quenya equivalent of the river name S. Celos, glossed “freshnet, water falling out swiftly from a rocky spring” and derived from a combination of ✶kelu- “flow (swiftly)” and the abstract noun suffix -ssë (UTI/Celos). Q.