1.86 to Light, Kindle Q. calta- v. “to kindle, [ᴹQ.] (cause to) shine, light up, [ᴱQ.] set light to” This causative verb meaning “kindle, cause to shine” was based on the root √KAL “light; shine” and had a lengthy history in Tolkien’s Elvish languages. ᴱQ. kalta- “kindle, set light to”
Elvish Words – Physical World
Select Elvish Words 1.83-1.85 Smoke, Ashes; Burn, Scorch
1.83 Smoke ᴱQ. qonda n. “choking smog, smoke” A word appearing as ᴱQ. qonda “choking smog, smoke” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√QOŘO [QOÐO] along with other choking words (QL/78). Neo-Quenya: I think this word can be salvaged as ᴺQ. quonda based on
Select Elvish Words 1.81-1.82: Fire, Flame
1.81 Fire Q. (apa)ruivë n. “wild fire, fire as conflagration” A word appearing as ruive “wild fire — fire as conflagration” in etymological notes from around 1964 (DD), along with a longer variant aparuive (PE17/183). The short form ruive is derived from the root √RUYU “blaze (red)”, but it is
Select Elvish Words 1.78: Weather
1.78 Weather ᴱQ. kalle n. “fair weather, clear sky, blue sky” ᴱQ. kalle “fair weather, clear sky, blue sky” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon as a derivative of the root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden” (QL/44). It also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with gloss “fair weather” (PME/44).
Select Elvish Words 1.77: Ice, Frost, Freeze
1.77 Ice, Frost ᴹQ. helke n. “ice” A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “ice” derived from the root ᴹ√KHELEK of the same meaning (Ety/KHELEK). Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. helke “ice” also appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√HELE (QL/39). ᴹQ. helkelimbe n.
Select Elvish Words 1.76: Snow
Q. hrissë n. “fall of snow” A word for “fall of snow” appearing beside deleted {hritse “fall”} in notes from around 1959, derived from the root √SRIS “snow” (PE17/168). Note that this word is for a “snow fall”, basically a noun form of the verb †hríza “it is snowing” (ᴺQ.
Select Elvish Words 1.75-1.752: Rain, Rainbow
1.75 Rain Q. mistë n. “drizzle, [ᴹQ.] fine rain” A word for “drizzle” (PE19/101) or “light rain” (Ety/MIZD) from primitive ✶mizdē, illustrating how ancient zd became st in Quenya. Conceptual Development: The earliest precursor of this word was ᴱQ. mirde “mist” derived from primitive ᴱ✶mẓđē in the Early Qenya Phonology
Select Elvish Words 1.73-1.74: Cloud, Mist, Fog
1.73 Cloud, Mirk Q. fanya n. “(white) cloud, white and shining [thing]; ⚠️[ᴹQ.] sky; white” The usual word for “cloud” in Quenya, appearing within both the Namárië and Markirya poems (LotR/377; MC/223), in the latter as an element in Q. fanyarë “the skies” (MC/222). More specifically, it was a “white
Select Elvish Words 1.722-1.723: Storm, Breeze
1.722 Storm Q. raumo n. “(noise of a) storm” A word for “storm” in the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s (MC/222), more accurately “(noise of a) storm” (MC/223). It may be related to the root ᴹ√RAW “*roar”. Conceptual Development: In the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem from circa
Select Elvish Words 1.71-1.72: Air, Ether, Wind
1.71 Air, Ether ᴱQ. vilina adj. “airy, breezy; light [weight?]” The adjective ᴱQ. {vilna >>} vilina “airy, breezy, light” appeared the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as a derivative of the early root ᴱ√VILI (QL/101). The forms vílyava or vílina “airy” appeared in the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, but