11.15 to Hold ᴱQ. vaine n. “sheath, pod” A noun appearing as ᴱQ. vaine “sheath, pod” the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VAẎA “enfold, wind about” (QL/100). It was followed by -o, probably indicating a variant form [vain]o; compare ᴱQ. vainole “quiver”. Neo-Quenya: I would retain
Elvish Words – Possession and Trade
Select Elvish Words 11.14: to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of
11.14 to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of ᴱQ. mahte v. “hold, grip, *grasp; power [over], possession” A word appearing as ᴱQ. makte “hold, grip, power, possession” in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” (QL/57). It had a stem form maksi-, the result of the sound change whereby
Select Elvish Words 11.13: to Take
11.13 to Take ᴱQ. lep- v. “to take [with fingers], *pick, pluck” A verb appearing in Qenya Verb Forms from the 1910s as ᴱQ. lep- “take” (PE14/28), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√LEPE having to do with fingers (QL/53). Neo-Quenya: This root was still the basis for finger-words in
Select Elvish Words 11.11-11.12 to Have; to Own
11.11 to Have Q. harya- v. “to have, *hold, [ᴹQ.] possess” A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “possess” under the root ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” (Ety/ƷAR). There was another variant arya- “to possess” under the entry for ᴹ√GAR, but this was deleted (EtyAC/GAR). The verb harya- reappeared in