8.99: Vegetation (other) N. chwann n. “sponge, fungus” A noun for “sponge, fungus” appearing as N. chwann or hwand in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶swanda under the root ᴹ√SWAD (Ety/SWAD). In Noldorin of the 1930s, ancient initial sw became voiceless hw, and then this hw became
Elvish Words – Agriculture and Vegetation
Select Elvish Words 8.99: Vegetation (other) – Quenya
8.99: Vegetation (other) ᴹQ. arat (arac-) n. “weed” A word for “weed” in the Declension of Nouns (DN) from the early 1930s with a stem form of arak- (PE21/33, 35). Q. cëa n. “*hedge” Quenya cognate of S. cai, second element of S. Morgai “Black Fence”, with both Q. këa
Select Elvish Words 8.66-8.68: Acorn, Vine, Tobacco
8.66 Acorn ᴹQ. ferna n. “mast, beechnuts” A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “mast, beechnuts” under the root ᴹ√PHER(EN) “beech” (Ety/BERETH). Most likely the gloss “mast” refers to the fallen nuts or acorns used in ancient times to feed pigs, which was one of the senses of
Select Elvish Words 8.655: Tree (other) – Sindarin
8.655 Tree (other) S. faran n. “rowan, *ash” A Sindarin word for a “rowan” [a species of ash tree], cognate to Q. farnë and derivative of √PHAR(AN) (PE17/83), possibly a later iteration of N. †fêr “beech-tree” from the root ᴹ√PHER(EN) (Ety/PHER). Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had
Select Elvish Words 8.655: Tree (other) – Quenya
8.655 Tree (other) Q. culumalda n. “laburnum, *(lit.) orange-tree” Quenya name for a “laburnum” described as “a tree with hanging yellow blossoms (prob[ably] a laburnum) growing in Ithilien espec[ially] at Cormallen” (RC/626). Helge Fauskanger suggested it is probably [ᴹQ.] culuma “orange” + alda “tree” (QQ/culumalda). Q. farnë (farni-) n. “ash,
Select Elvish Words 8.635-8.64: Elm, Pine
8.635 Elm Q. alalvëa adj. “having many elms” A word meaning “having many elms” in notes from 1959, an elaboration of alvë “elm” (PE17/146). Q. alvë n. “elm” A word appearing as alve or albe “elm” in notes from 1959, derived from the root √ALAB of similar meaning (PE17/146, 153).
Select Elvish Words 8.62-8.63: Beech, Birch
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