Quenya 

axë

noun. neck (vertebrae), rock ridge, neck [vertebrae], *(upper) spine; rock ridge

A word for “neck” appearing in notes written around 1967 as akse with (archaic) variant akas, derived from the root √AKAS “neck, ridge” (PE17/92). Tolkien specified that it was “referring properly only to the vertebrae (the bony part of the neck not including throat)”, so a more accurate translation might be “✱(upper) spine”. This word could also apply to rock ridges. In an earlier version of this note Tolkien gave the form Q. axo “neck” (PE17/146), but that conflicts with Q. axo “bone” from the Markirya poem (MC/222-223).

Cognates

  • S. ach “neck, neck, *(upper) spine” ✧ PE17/092
  • S. achad “rock ridge, neck (geographically)” ✧ PE17/146; RC/537

Derivations

  • √AKAS “neck, ridge” ✧ PE17/092; PE17/146

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√AKAS > akas[akas]✧ PE17/092
√AKAS > axo[akso]✧ PE17/146

Variations

  • akas ✧ PE17/092 (akas)
  • akse ✧ PE17/092
  • axo ✧ PE17/146; RC/537
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yaisa

steel

yaisa noun "steel" (GL:37)

axë

noun. steel

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. GAK “steel”

Element in

  • ᴺQ. axina “(of) steel, like steel”