14.12 Age Q. coimen (coimend-) n. “life-year” A measure of the age of an adult Elf, translated “life-year”, equal in time to an Elvish long-year yén which is 144 sun-years (NM/84, 120). The word coimen seems to be derived from a combination of √KOY “life” and √MEN “go, proceed”, so
Elvish Words – Time
Select Elvish Words: 14.11 Time (period)
14.11 Time (period) ᴹQ. andalúme adv. “for a long while” A word meaning “for a long while” from the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948 (PE22/125), a compound of anda “long” and lúme “time”. ᴹQ. lú n. “a time, occasion; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] 24 hours, day” A word for “a time, occasion”