8.62 Beech ᴹQ. feren (fern-) n. “beech-tree” A word for “beech-tree” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variants feren and ferne derived from primitive ᴹ✶pheren based on the root ᴹ√PHER(EN) “beech” (Ety/BERÉTH; PHER). Its plural form was ferni < *fer(e)nī due to the affect of the Quenya syncope. It
Select Elvish Words 8.61: Oak
8.61 Oak ᴹQ. lindornea adj. “having many oaks” A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “having many oak-trees” or “having many oaks”, a combination of ᴹQ. lin- “many” and an adjectival form of ᴹQ. norno “oak”, where the more ancient initial consonant d- was preserved/restored in the compound
Select Elvish Words 8.60: Tree (generic)
8.60 Tree (generic) Q. alda n. “tree, ⚠️[ᴱQ.] branch” The basic Quenya word for “tree” (LotR/1113), derived from primitive ✶galadā and very well attested. This word dates all the way back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s where ᴱQ. alda “tree” appeared under the early root ᴱ√ALA² “spread” (QL/29).
Select Elvish Words 8.599: Flower (other) – Sindarin
8.599 Flower (other) S. eirien n. “daisy” A word for “daisy” as the name of one of the daughters of Samwise (SD/126). Its origin is unclear, but David Salo suggested it might be a loan from Q. Arien “Sun-maiden” (GS/228). Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s the
Select Elvish Words 8.599: Flower (other) – Quenya
8.599 Flower (other) ᴱQ. fumella n. “(red) poppy, *(lit.) flower of sleep” A noun appearing as ᴱQ. {fūmella >>} fumella or fūmelot “poppy” in the Qenya Lexicon, with an initial element ᴱQ. fúme “sleep” and a second element of either the suffix -lla or a reduced form of ᴱQ. lóte
Select Elvish Words 8.575-8.59 Lily, Rose, Violet
8.575 Lily Q. indil n. “lily, other large single flower” A Quenya noun for “lily” or more generally any “large flower”, cognate of Ad. inzil. Conceptual Development: This word appeared in two forms with competing etymologies. In the early 1950s, it appeared as Q. insil, a loan word from Atani
Select Elvish Words 8.572: to Sprout, Bud, Blossom
8.572 to Sprout, Bud, Blossom Q. losta- v. “to bloom, *blossom” A verb for “to bloom” appearing in notes from the late 1960s as a derivative of √LOT(H), but in that document it was deleted (PE17/26). However losta- “to bloom” reappeared in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor
Select Elvish Words 8.571: Bloom
8.571 Bloom ⚠️Q. alalmë n. “inflorescence” A word appearing as {alalbe >>} alalme “inflorescence” in notes from around 1959, derived from √GAL² (PE17/153). Compare this to [ᴹQ./ᴱQ.] alalme “elm” from The Etymologies of the 1930s and the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (Ety/ÁLAM; QL/29); in the 1959 notes Tolkien decided
Select Elvish Words 8.57: Flower
8.57 Flower ⚠️Q. alma n. “flower” A word for “flower” derived from primitive ✶galmā in notes on flowers in the same bundle containing Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959 (PE17/153). Initially Tolkien said alma meant both “a blessed thing and a flower”, then said that Q. almë was “a blessed
Select Elvish Words 8.565: Thorn
8.565 Thorn ᴱQ. ekkia adj. “thorny” A word appearing as ᴱQ. ekkia “thorny” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. ekke (ekki-) “thorn” (QL/35). Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. eccoia “thorny” based on the later word [ᴹQ.] ecco