Q. falasta- vb. “to foam, surge, [ᴱQ.] make a sound like surf” A verb meaning “to foam, surge” (for example, of the sea), used in all versions of the Markirya, both the version from the 1960s and the original from 1931 (and many of its preceding drafts). In the poem,
Select Elvish Words 1.33-1.34: Lake, Pond, Bay
1.33 Lake, Pond Q. ailin n. “(large) lake, [ᴹQ.] pool” A noun for a large lake or pool, a combination of the ancient roots √AY “sea” and √LIN¹ “pool” (PE17/160; Ety/AY, LIN¹). It is an element in several names such as Q. Angalailin “Mirrormere” (NM/353) and Q. Luvailin “Shadowmere” (RC/217).
Select Elvish Words 1.32: Sea
1.32 Sea Q. †airë n. “sea” An archaic word for “sea” which fell out of use to due conflict with “holy” words like aira or airë; it was a noun form of primitive ✶gaı̯ră (PE17/27). The more common modern word for “sea” is ëar. Conceptual Development: ᴹQ. aire “sea” appeared
Select Elvish Words 1.27-1.31: Shore, Beach, Water
1.27 Shore, Beach Q. falassë n. “(wave-beaten) shore, seashore, line of surf; ⚠️[ᴹQ.] beach” A word for “(wave-beaten) shore” (VT42/15; PE17/135), or “seashore, surfline” (PE17/62), derived from the root √PHAL “foam” (PE17/62). Conceptual Development: This word first appeared as ᴱQ. falas (falass-) “shore, beach” in the Qenya Lexicon of the
Select Elvish Words 1.25: Isle, Island
Q. lónë n. “isle, [ᴹQ.] island, remote land difficult to reach” An element in the name Q. Avallónë “Outer Isle”, thus likely “[remote] ilse”. Conceptual Development: A similar form ᴹQ. lóna “island, remote land difficult to reach” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as the only derivative of the
Select Elvish Words 1.241: Ravine, Pass
1.241 Ravine, Pass Q. (a)nacca n. “narrows, defile, pass, cut” A noun appearing in etymological notes from around 1964 (DD) with the glosses “narrows, defile, pass, cut” as a derivative of √NAKH “narrow, thin” (PE17/166). ᴹQ. aksa n. “ravine, narrow path; edge” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s
Select Elvish Words 1.24: Dale, Valley
1.24 Dale, Valley Q. imbë n. “deep valley, (wide) ravine, [ᴹQ.] glen, dell, (lit.) tween-land” A Quenya noun that is more or less the equivalent of S. imlad for a deep (and relatively narrow) valley or a wider-than-normal ravine. Conceptual Development: ᴹQ. imbe “dell, deep vale” appeared in the Qenya
Select Elvish Words 1.23: Plain, Field
1.23 Plain, Field ᴹQ. landa n. “plain” A noun for “a plain” in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of the 1940s derived from ᴹ√LAD “lie flat, be flat” with variants landa and lanna (PE22/126), the latter probably derived from *ladna with the voiced stop d becoming a nasal before nasal
Select Elvish Words 1.223: Mound, Pile
1.223 Mound, Pile Q. coron n. “mound; [ᴹQ] globe, ball” A word glossed “mound” in the name Q. Koron Oiolaire “Mound Ever-summer” in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60 (SA/coron; WJ/401). In The Etymologies of the 1930s, however, ᴹQ. koron was glossed “globe, ball” and was derived from the
Select Elvish Words 1.222: Slope, Cliff
1.222 Slope, Cliff ᴱQ. aiko (aiku-) n. “cliff” A noun appearing as ᴱQ. aiko (aiku-) “cliff” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently a noun variant of ᴱQ. aiqa “steep” appearing nearby (QL/29). Since ᴹQ. aiqa “steep” continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings (Ety/AYAK), perhaps this word can