13.14 All, Every Q. il- pref. “every, *all” A prefixal form of √IL “all”, appearing as an element in words like ilquen “everybody” (WJ/372), illumë “always” (VT44/9), and ilaurëa “daily = (lit.) *of every day” (VT43/18). Conceptual Development: In Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948, the prefix ᴹQ.
Elvish Words – Quantity and Number
Select Elvish Words: 13.13 Whole
13.13 Whole Q. aqua adv. “fully, completely, altogether, wholly” An adverb for “fully, completely, altogether, wholly” in the Quendi and Eldar essay (Q&E) from 1959-60 based on the root √KWA having to do with “full” or “complete” (WJ/392). ᴹQ. ilqa adj. and pron. “all the, the whole (situation); ⚠️everything, all”
Select Elvish Words: 13.12 Number
13.12 Number ᴹQ. hosta n. “large number” A noun for a “large number” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KHOTH “gather” (Ety/KHOTH). Q. lanotoitë adj. “*innumerate, without knowledge of mathematics, (lit.) incapable of counting; ⚠️innumerable” A word appearing as {alánŏtoite >>} lanŏtoite “innumerable” in Late Notes on
Select Elvish Words: 13.11 Amount, Quantity
13.11 Amount, Quantity Q. nonwë n. “calculation, sum, *total” The original layer of Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the early 1950s had nonwe “calculation, a sum” derived from primitive ✶notmē based on the root √NOT, where ancient tm > dm > nw (PE19/85-86 note #79). By the 1960s, Tolkien decided