Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Early Quenya

an

noun. gift

Early Quenya [GL/62; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angali

collective name. Angles

Qenya name for the Angles (Germanic tribe from English history), apparently a phonetic adaptation of that name (LT2/306).

Early Quenya [LT2/306; LT2I/Angali] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anai

noun. woman

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s form “woman” with variants anai and anî, a feminine form ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anúre

noun. manliness, masculinity

A noun appearing as ᴱQ. anūre “manliness, masculinity” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31). In the entry, this word was predeceded by the definite article i and Tolkien gave it the alternate gloss “concr. men in general”; by this I assume Tolkien mean anúre by itself meant “masculinity”, but with the definite article i anúre meant “men in general”.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would modify this word to ᴺQ. hanúrë, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anúvie

noun. manhood, doughtyness

A word appearing as ᴱQ. anūvie “manhood, doughtyness” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an abstract noun form of ᴱQ. anūva “doughty” (QL/31).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. hanúvië, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ank

noun. loop, handle, ring

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “loop, handle, ring” for holding something, derived from the early root ᴱ√ᵁNQᵁN having to do with ears (QL/31, 98). Tolkien considered transferring it to the root ᴱ√AQA “grasp, hold” (QL/31).

Early Quenya [QL/031; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anu

noun. a male, man

Early Quenya [PME/031; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anaina

adjective. womanly

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anî

noun. woman

anúva

adjective. doughty

A word appearing as ᴱQ. anūva “doughty” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. hanúva “doughty, ✱manly”, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angoronti

place name. Mountains of Iron

Qenya name for the Iron Mountains from the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa from the 1910s (QL/31, PME/31), a compound of anga “iron” and some variant of oro “hill”, possibly an earlier form of ᴹQ. oron “mountain”. The Quenya form of this name did not appear in Tolkien’s later writings. Based on Angoron(ti), the singular form might be Angoron.

Early Quenya [LT1A/Angamandi; PME/031; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anda-lepta

adjective. long-fingered

An adjective for “long-fingered” in the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, a combination of ᴱQ. anda “long” and ᴱQ. lepta “finger” (PE15/74).

Early Quenya [PE15/74] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anda-ráma

adjective. long-arm(ed); long-wing(ed)

A word for “long-arm(ed)” in the manuscript version of Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s (PE14/45), changed to “long-wing” in the typescript version (PE14/75). The word appeared with the glosses “long-wing” (PE15/74) or “longwinged” (PE15/79) in the contemporaneous English-Qenya Dictionary. It was a combination of ᴱQ. anda “long” and ᴱQ. ráma which was usually glossed “wing”, but in one place in the 1920s was glossed “arm, wing” (PE16/137).

Early Quenya [PE14/045; PE14/075; PE14/076; PE14/112; PE15/74; PE15/79] Group: Eldamo. Published by

andesalke

place name. Africa, (lit.) Long-grass

A name for Africa from the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/31, 84), glossed “long-grass” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/31). It is a compound of ande(a) “long” and salki “grass”.

Early Quenya [PME/031; PME/084; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

andonavestan

proper name. Gates of Summer

Qenya name for ᴱN. Ennyn Awest in Noldorin word lists from the 1920s (PE13/143, 160). It is a compound of andon “gate” and the genitive avestan of avesta “summer”.

Early Quenya [PE13/143; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angasan

place name. Halls of Iron

A name appearing in early name lists but not in the Lost Tales (PE13/104; PE15/20), a compound of anga “iron” and san “hall”.

Early Quenya [PE13/104; PE15/20] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angien

masculine name. Iron-god

A rejected Qenya name for G. Angainos (GL/18), probably related to anga “iron”.

Early Quenya [GL/18] Group: Eldamo. Published by

andesilqe

adjective. long-haired, long-tressed

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “long-haired, -tressed”, a combination of ᴱQ. ande “long” and ᴱQ. silqe “hair” (QL/31). It also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the gloss “long-haired” (PME/31).

Early Quenya [PME/031; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

an(a)

preposition. to(wards); until

Early Quenya [LFC/030; PE15/32; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ande(a)

adjective. long (of space)

Early Quenya [GL/51; PE14/045; PE14/076; PE14/077; PE15/74; PE16/057; PE16/060; PME/031; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anta-

verb. to give

Early Quenya [MC/215; MC/221; PE12/027; PE14/053; PE14/086; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/090; PE16/092; QL/031; QL/072] Group: Eldamo. Published by

antulu-

verb. to return

Early Quenya [LT1/184; LT1A/tulielto] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anga

noun. iron

Early Quenya [GL/19; LT1/100; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Tilkal; PE13/159; PE14/107; QL/031; QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angaina

adjective. of iron

Early Quenya [LT1A/Angamandi; PME/031; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angaino

proper name. Oppressor, Tormentor

Early Quenya [GG/08; GL/18; GL/37; LBI/Angainor; LT1/101; LT1A/Angaino; LT1I/Angaino; LT2I/Angainu; MRI/Angainor; PME/034; QL/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angaitya-

verb. to torment

Early Quenya [LT1A/Angaino; QL/034; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angamandi

place name. Hells of Iron

Early Quenya [GL/19; LBI/Angamandi; LT1/077; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; LT1A/Mandos; LT1I/Angamandi; LT2/051; LT2I/Angamandi; PE15/20; PE15/62; PME/036; QL/031; QL/058; SMI/Angamandi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angayasse

noun. misery

Early Quenya [LT1A/Angaino; PME/034; QL/034; QL/065; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

an-

prefix. re-

ana-

prefix. ?towards

Early Quenya [QL/031; QL/089] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anar

noun. giver

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anarie

noun. liberality

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anda ráma

(a) long wing

Early Quenya [PE14/076] Group: Eldamo. Published by

andon

noun. door, gate

Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angaisin(i)e

noun. torment

Early Quenya [QL/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angayanda

adjective. miserable

Early Quenya [QL/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ankar

noun. ear (of men)

Early Quenya [PME/031; PME/098; QL/031; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ankasse(a)

adjective. lofty, tall, (lit.) up-headed, high-headed

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anqin

noun. bunch

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anta

noun. cheek; jaw(s)

Early Quenya [GL/19; PE12/026; PE13/110; PE13/137; PE13/160; PE16/136; PE16/142] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anto

noun. jaw

Early Quenya [PME/031; QL/031; QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anustar

noun. monk

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anuvoite

adjective. male, masculine

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anwa

adjective. high up, place high

Early Quenya [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/147] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anda

adjective. long

ando

noun. door

andra

adjective. long

angwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

an ni

give (it) me

Early Quenya [PE14/053] Group: Eldamo. Published by

an nir

give (it) me

Early Quenya [PE14/053] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anqa(r)

noun. ear

anuon

noun. monk

anusta

noun. monastery

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anwe or aiqale elta súrut lunte aiwendon lossiattea

*went on the heights driven by the wind a ship like a bird with a blossom-white neck

Early Quenya [PE16/147] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nyan(do)

noun. another, other (of many)

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lamanwa

adjective. animal-like, beastly, stupid

nyanya

adjective. another, other (of many)

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mára mesta an ni véla tye ento, ya rato nea

good-bye until I see you next, and I hope it will be soon

This is a sentence in the “Arctic” language written in a supposed letter from Santa from Tolkien to his children in 1929. In form, it resembles the Quenya of this time period, and most scholars consider it an example of that language, though perhaps somewhat simplified. @@@

Early Quenya [LFC/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kandóla

noun. crown of head

A word appearing as ᴱQ. kandóla “crown of head” in a list of body-parts from the 1920s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. nóla which likewise could mean “crown of head” (PE14/117), but elsewhere generally meant “head” or “hill” (QL/67). The initial element of candóla is probably from ᴱ√KASA “head”.

Neo-Quenya: As the basic elements continued to appear in later versions of Quenya, I would retain this word as ᴺQ. candóla “crown of head” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, with kas-ndōlā > candóla, because sn > zn > nn after which the long cluster nnd reduced to nd.

Early Quenya [PE14/117] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kanda-

verb. to blaze

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “blaze” and derived from the early root ᴱ√KṆŘṆ [KṆÐṆ] (QL/47).

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kémisan

proper name. Sunday

Name of the second Sunday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination of the name of the goddess Kémi and sana “day”.

Early Quenya [PE14/022] Group: Eldamo. Published by

manwisan

proper name. Sunday

Name of the first Sunday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination of the name of the god Manwe and sana “day”.

Early Quenya [PE14/022] Group: Eldamo. Published by

súlisan

proper name. Sunday

Alternate of the first Sunday in the Valinorean fortnight (PE14/22), a combination of súlime “wind” and sana “day”, replacing rejected Taimósi (probably from taime “sky”).

Early Quenya [PE14/022] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qan

noun. ear

Early Quenya [PME/031; PME/076; QL/031; QL/076; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eremandu

place name. Hells of Iron

Early Quenya [LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; PE15/20; PME/036; QL/031; QL/036; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

(ana)tarwesta

noun. crucifix(ion)

Early Quenya [QL/031; QL/089] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkana-

verb. to blaze

Early Quenya [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eant

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sanda

adjective. that

Early Quenya [PE14/055; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

santa

adjective. dear, beloved

Early Quenya [PE16/143; QL/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanya

adjective. that

Early Quenya [MC/215; PE16/090; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yanwa

noun. goose

Early Quenya [QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

entan

adverb. then

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

santo

pronoun. that

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/142] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kalume

noun. an (artificial) light

A word for “an (artificial) light” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of ᴱQ. kalu- “illuminate, light up” (QL/44).

Early Quenya [QL/044] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pur

noun. a fire, an artificial fire

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s for “a fire”, more specifically “an artificial fire”, with stem form purn- and derived from the early root ᴱ√PUŘU [PUÐU] “consume by fire” (QL/75).

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-(u)ma

suffix. a, an; some, certain

Early Quenya [PE14/042; PE14/071; PE15/67] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nar

noun. an odour, fragrance

Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vorne

noun. an aeon

Early Quenya [GL/23; QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-we

suffix. a, an

Early Quenya [PE14/030; PE14/033] Group: Eldamo. Published by

heritse

noun. an Inwe

Early Quenya [PME/040; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

perendie

noun. patience; endurance; an agelong period

Early Quenya [QL/073] Group: Eldamo. Published by

koisiva

adjective. animal, bodily

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “animal (adj.), bodily”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. koite (koisi-) “living thing, animal” (QL/48).

Early Quenya [QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ya(n)

conjunction. and

The usual word for “and” in the 1910s was ᴱQ. ya(n) (PE15/69, VT40/8). It was derived from the early root ᴱ√YA (or possibly ᴱ√(D)YṆTṆ) in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/104-105). In his later writings, the usual word for “and” was Q. ar, but something like ya(n) survived in the “dual” conjunction yo “both ... and”.

Early Quenya [LFC/030; PE15/69; QL/043; QL/104; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

onin

noun. anvil

A word appearing as ᴱQ. onin “anvil” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ONO [ƷONO] “hard” that was also the basis for stone-words (QL/70; PME/70).

Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writings the root became ᴹ√GONOD “stone”, and ᴺQ. onin “anvil” might be retained based on a reduced variant of that root.

Early Quenya [PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

koisimatl

noun. animal food

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “animal food”, a combination of ᴱQ. koite (koisi-) “animal” and ᴱQ. matl “food” (QL/48, 59).

Early Quenya [QL/048; QL/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar laiqali linqi falmari

and the green wet waves

Early Quenya [MC/216; PE16/100; PE16/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar wingildin wilwarindeën

and the foam-like butterflies

Early Quenya [MC/216; PE16/090; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lama

noun. animal, beast; head of cattle or sheep

Early Quenya [PE14/042; PE14/044; PE14/070; PE14/071; PE14/074; PE15/69; PE16/132; QL/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laminya

adjective. animal-like, beastly, stupid

Early Quenya [QL/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naikele

noun. anguish

Early Quenya [PME/065; QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nak

noun. anything stolen, a theft, a trick

Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qe

pronoun. any

Early Quenya [PE14/030; PE14/033] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rinkalenda

noun. anniversary

Early Quenya [QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar i·kiryo kaluváre talain kulukalmalínen

*and the sails of the ship will shine with golden lights

The fourth phrase (lines 7-8) of the intermediate version of the Oilima Markirya poem (PE16/77). The first word is the ar(a) “and” followed by the definitive genitive form i·kiryo of kirya “ship”. This genitive apparently applies to the subject of the phrase talain, the nominative plural of tala “sail”, which follows the verb kaluváre, the future 3rd-singular feminine form of kala- “to shine”.

The phrase ends with a long compound combining kulu “gold” and the instrumental plural of kalma “light”: falmarínen = “with lights”. This compound kulukalmalínen apparently describes the means by which the sails shine.

The phrase loosely corresponds to the seventh and eighth lines of the English translations of the poem LA2a-LA2b (PE16/68-9): “the boat shining with distant/misty lights”. Other than the words “boat”, “shine” and “with lights”, nothing else matches.

Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:

> ar i·kiry-o kal-uvá-re tala-i-n kulu-kalma-lí-nen = “✱and the·ship-of shine-(future)-she sail-(plural)-(nominative) gold-light-(plural)-with”

Early Quenya [PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar i·súru laustuváro lintataurelasselindon

*and the wind will roar like many forest leaves

The fifth phrase (lines 9-10) of the intermediate version of the Oilima Markirya poem (PE16/77). The first word is the ar(a) “and” followed by the definitive form i·súru of súru “wind” and the future 3rd-singular masculine inflection of the verb lausta- “to roar”. The noun súru seems to be the subject even though it is not inflected into the nominative.

The phrase ends with a long compound combining li(n)- “many”, taure “forest” and the adverbial plural form of lasse “leaf”: lasselindon = “like leaves”. The uninflected compound lintataurelasse is translated “many many forest leaves” in the notes accompanying the poem. Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter suggest that the element -ta- may be a reduplication of the initial part of the following word taure “forest” (PE16/79).

The phrase loosely corresponds to the ninth and tenth lines of the English translations of the poem LA2a-LA2b (PE16/68-9): “who shall hear the wind roaring like leaves of (all) forests”, but is closer to the lines in the first English translation LA1a (PE16/67): “the wind was roaring like leaves of a forest”, which is almost the same except for the tense of the verb.

Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:

> ar i·súru laust-uvá-ro lin-ta-taure-lasse-li-ndon = “✱and the·wind roar-(future)-he many-many-forest-leaf-(plural)-like”

Early Quenya [PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nyél

noun. woman

A word for “woman” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s with stem form nyel-, as indicated by its accusative nyela (PE16/135). Its etymology is unclear; Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson suggested it might be connected to the early root ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” or later root ᴹ√NYEL “ring, sing”, but these both feel like stretches to me.

Early Quenya [PE16/135] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tolome

noun. island

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “island”, a more elaborate form of ᴱQ. tol of similar meaning (QL/94). It also appeared as tolome “island” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/94).

Early Quenya [PME/094; QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naike

noun. pain

Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narwe

noun. pain

Early Quenya [PE13/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ongwe

noun. pain

Early Quenya [PE16/145; PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar(a)

conjunction. but; and

Early Quenya [MC/216; PE15/32; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/077; PE16/090; PE16/092; PE16/100; PE16/104; PE16/146; QL/032; QL/033] Group: Eldamo. Published by

haura

adjective. old, aged, ancient

Early Quenya [GL/49] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hunto

noun. elephant

Early Quenya [PME/041; QL/041] Group: Eldamo. Published by

koite

noun. living thing, being, animal

Early Quenya [LT1A/Koivië-néni; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maite

adjective. handed

Early Quenya [PE14/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. woman

Early Quenya [GL/60] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qímar

noun. phantom

Early Quenya [MC/213] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qárele

noun. watchfulness, anxiety

Early Quenya [QL/076] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tolle

noun. island

ahúra

noun. Sun

An early Qenya word for the Sun appearing in a word list from the 1920s (PE15/77). Its etymology is obscure.

Early Quenya [PE15/77] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ailin

noun. shore

A word for “shore” in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem and its draft of the late 1920s (MC/213, 221), in one place given an archaic form aile and a translation “beach” (PE16/75). In the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s, this word became Q. hresta (MC/221-222), whereas Q. ailin itself usually meant “lake” in later writings.

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/066; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fion

noun. son

A word glossed {“nephew” >>} “son” in an isolated entry of the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with stem form fiond- (QL/37). The same word appeared unglossed under the early root ᴱ√SUẈU where it was derived from primitive ᴱ✶þẉ-iı̯on-d (QL/87).

Early Quenya [LT1A/Fionwë; QL/038; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ion

noun. son

In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, ᴱQ. Ion was the “mystic name of God, 2nd Person of Blessed Trinity”, that is the “Son” in the “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” trinity (QL/43). In that document yon or yond- was given in a couple of places as (archaic?) words for “son” (QL/43, 106). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, Tolkien gave ion as the equivalent of ᴱN. “son”, along with a plural form yondi (PE13/113). However, in the English-Qenya Dictionary Tolkien said yondi was an irregular plural form of ᴱQ. yondo “son” (PE15/77), and this is the form he typically used in later writings.

Early Quenya [PE13/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

moritarnon

proper name. Door of Night

Gateway to the outer void in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/222). Its initial element is móre “night” and its final element appears to be tarnon “door”, an otherwise unattested cognate of tarn “door”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Moritarnon).

Early Quenya [LT1/215; LT1/222; LT1A/Moritarnon; LT1I/Moritarnon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turwa

adjective. powerful

An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).

Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.

Early Quenya [QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aurinka

adjective. sunny

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s equivalent to ᴱQ. aurea “sunlit, sunny”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. aure (auri-) “sunlight” (QL/33). It also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the gloss “sunny” (PME/33).

Early Quenya [PME/033; QL/033] Group: Eldamo. Published by

poldórien

proper name. Sunday

Name of Sunday in the seven-day week of the Elves (otsola) in an early word list (PE14/21). The day was related to manhood and strength, and was probably derived from poldor “strength”.

Early Quenya [PE14/021] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sinqele

noun. mine

A noun for “mine” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “mineral, gem, metal” (QL/83). This word was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/83).

Early Quenya [PME/083; QL/083] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sunqelaine

noun. sunset

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sunset”, an elaboration of ᴱQ. sunqele “setting of stars, moon, sun, etc.” (QL/87).

Early Quenya [PME/087; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

via

adjective. male

An adjective in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “male”, likely related to ᴱQ. vie “teors” [= “✱penis”] (PE16/135).

Early Quenya [PE16/135] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alma

noun. face

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “face, visage”, derived from the early root ᴱ√ALA “gaze”, but this word was deleted (QL/39). It also appeared with the gloss “face” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, where it was not deleted (PM/39).

Early Quenya [PME/029; QL/029] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aqa-

verb. to seize

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as aqin “I seize in my hand” with past form anqe “seized”, both under the early root ᴱ√AQA “grasp, hold, etc.” (QL/31).

Early Quenya [QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

auro

noun. sun

A noun appearing in Early Noldorin Word-lists as {ūru >>} auro, cognate of ᴱN. úr “sun”, and derived from {✶ourǝ >>} ✶ourū̆ (PE13/155). Elsewhere Q. Úr(in) was a name for the Sun from the 1910s up through the 1950s, but Tolkien eventually changed this to Vása (MR/198).

Early Quenya [PE13/155] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eriollo

place name. Ironcliffs

Qenya name for G. Angol appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/19), a compound of ere(n) “iron” and ollo “cliff” according to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Eriol). In the tales themselves this name appeared as Erenol, but was soon changed to Evadrien.

Early Quenya [GL/19; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Eriol; LT2/334; LT2I/Erenol; LT2I/Evadrien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hilu

noun. son

A word for “son” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants hilu and hilmo under the early root ᴱ√HILI (QL/40), both variants also appearing in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).

Early Quenya [PME/032; PME/040; QL/040; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kópas

place name. Haven

Short name for Kópas Alqalunte(n) in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/255).

Early Quenya [LT1A/Kópas; LT2I/Kópas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maqar

noun. jaw

A noun for “jaw” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/59-60).

Early Quenya [QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pelekta-

verb. to hew

A verb for “hew” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s related to ᴱQ. pelekko “axe” (QL/73).

Early Quenya [LT2A/Peleg; QL/073] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sindi

noun. river

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “river” derived from the root ᴱ√SIŘI [SIÐI] (QL/84). The same word appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/84).

Early Quenya [LT1A/Kelusindi; LT1A/Sirion; PME/084; QL/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sári

proper name. Sun

A name for the Sun in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/186), probably a derivative of the root ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Sári).

Early Quenya [LRI/Sári; LT1/186; LT1/198; LT1A/Sári; LT1I/Sári; PE14/014; SMI/Sári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tong??a

adjective. of iron

A rejected and hard-to-read word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “of iron”, adjectival form of the also-rejected noun ᴱQ. tongo “iron” (QL/94).

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tongwa

adjective. like iron

A rejected word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “like iron”, adjectival form of the also-rejected noun ᴱQ. tongo “iron” (QL/94).

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

velka

noun. flame

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a flame” derived from the early root ᴱ√(M)BELEKE (GL/22).

Early Quenya [GL/22; LT1A/Melko] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yeraina

adjective. of iron

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants ’yeraina, ’yereva and glossed “of iron”, adjectival forms of ᴱQ. ’yere(n) “pig iron” under the early root ᴱ√DYEÐE (QL/105).

Early Quenya [QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yéma

noun. face

A word for “face” appearing in Early Qenya Word-lists from the 1920s (PE16/136) as well as in a list of body parts from the same period (PE14/117). It may be derived from the early root ᴱ√DYĒ whose derivatives have to do with “gaze” or “look at” (QL/105), as suggested by Patrick Wynne (VT49/21).

Early Quenya [PE14/117; PE16/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maktya-

verb. to kill

A verb for “kill” in the Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s, a causative form of ᴱQ. maka- “die” (PE14/58).

Early Quenya [PE14/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qelqa

noun. throat

The word ᴱQ. qerka appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as the cognate of G. cwerc “throat” (GL/28). ᴱQ. qerka “throat” appeared again in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/136), but in a list of body parts from this same period it was ᴱQ. qelqa “throat” (PE14/117). There are no signs of these words in Tolkien’s later writings.

Early Quenya [PE14/117] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yerenwa

adjective. like iron

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with a variant (archaic?) form [’yer]emba and glossed “like iron”, adjectival forms of ᴱQ. ’yere(n) “pig iron” under the early root ᴱ√DYEÐE (QL/105).

Early Quenya [QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

i

article. the

Early Quenya [CPT/0259; LT1/114; LT1/184; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; LT1A/Nori Landar; MC/215; MC/216; MC/221; PE14/032; PE14/042; PE14/046; PE14/047; PE14/048; PE14/050; PE14/054; PE14/055; PE14/056; PE14/071; PE14/079; PE14/081; PE14/083; PE14/117; PE15/32; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/090; PE16/092; PE16/100; PE16/104; QL/031; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rato

adverb. soon

Early Quenya [LFC/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tye

pronoun. you

Early Quenya [LFC/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

véla

verb. to see

Early Quenya [LFC/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-léni

suffix. long

Early Quenya [GL/39; QL/053] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-víke

suffix. as

Early Quenya [PE15/69; QL/101] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aire

adjective. old

Early Quenya [MC/214] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ama

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amba

adverb. up

Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/159; PE16/062] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ambi

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amis

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar

noun. child

Early Quenya [PE13/160; PE16/135; PME/032; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

e-

verb. to be

Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/054; PE14/057; PE16/062; PE16/066; PE16/140; PE16/141; PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elk

noun. spear

Early Quenya [PME/035; QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ematte

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erus(ta)

noun/adjective. outside

Early Quenya [QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fingwa

adjective. narrow

Early Quenya [QL/038] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hil(de)

noun. child

Early Quenya [GL/49; PME/040; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ile

noun. honey

Early Quenya [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ka

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kale

noun. day

Early Quenya [PE14/043] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kara-

verb. to do, make

Early Quenya [PE14/058; PE14/084; PE15/71; QL/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kondo

noun. dragon

Early Quenya [PE13/162] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kor

noun. war

Early Quenya [PME/048; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. jaw

Early Quenya [GL/37] Group: Eldamo. Published by

las

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/051] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

limbelu

adverb. *long

Early Quenya [PE15/32] Group: Eldamo. Published by

limil

noun. chain

Early Quenya [QL/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lin

noun. snake

A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).

Early Quenya [QL/043; QL/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/147] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. day

Early Quenya [PE16/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lóke

noun. snake, dragon

Early Quenya [GL/74; LT2/085; LT2A/Foalókë; LT2I/lókë; PE13/105; PE15/28; QL/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lúme

noun. time

Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/084; PE15/68; PME/056; QL/056; QL/071] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mailina

adjective. beautiful

Early Quenya [PE14/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maldor

noun. agony

Early Quenya [QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

melin

adjective. dear, beloved

Early Quenya [PE14/045; PE14/077; PE15/71; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mir

cardinal. one

Early Quenya [LT1A/Minethlos; PME/061; QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

na

preposition. for

Early Quenya [PE15/69] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ne

conjunction. that

Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/054; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nekte

noun. honey

Early Quenya [LT1A/Nielluin; PME/065; QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nelqa

adjective. cornered

Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nierme

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nus

noun. smell

Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

núme

noun. west

Early Quenya [LT1/085; LT1A/Faskala-númen; LT1A/Númë; LT1A/Sirnúmen; PME/068; QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ohta

noun. war

Early Quenya [PE13/151; PE13/164; PE14/045; PE14/075; PE14/109; PE15/78] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oilima

adjective. last

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/214; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/066; PE16/067; PE16/072; PE16/073; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/076; PE16/077; PE16/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oqi

noun. snake

Early Quenya [PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orwa

adjective. lofty

Early Quenya [QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pilna

noun. arrow

Early Quenya [QL/074] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pondo

noun. gate

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

posta

noun. door

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/074] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qen

noun. Elf

Early Quenya [GL/32; LRI/Qendi; LT1/235; LT1I/Qendi; PE13/099; PE13/146; PE14/009; QL/092; SM/013; SM/168] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qent

noun. word

Early Quenya [LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin; PME/077; QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qerka

noun. throat

Early Quenya [GL/28; PE16/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qetta

noun. word

Early Quenya [GL/28; PE13/164] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saile

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [GL/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sairina

adjective. magic

Early Quenya [GL/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sauke

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sehta-

verb. to see

Early Quenya [QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

selka

adjective. bright

Early Quenya [PME/083; QL/083] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sui

noun. daughter

Early Quenya [PME/087; QL/038; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

súme

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tahóra

adjective. lofty

Early Quenya [PE12/021; PME/088; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tarnon

noun. door

Early Quenya [LT1A/Moritarnon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teket

noun. letter

@@@ used for “letter (epistola)” in NQNT

Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tekka

noun. book

Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tekte

noun. book

Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ten-

verb. to hear

Early Quenya [MC/213] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tinwe

noun. star

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tinwë Linto; MC/213; MC/214; MC/220; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/142; PME/092; QL/052; QL/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [LT1/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tongo

noun. iron

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

toron

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tu

pronoun. he

Early Quenya [PE14/046; PE14/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tunq-

verb. to hear

Early Quenya [PE14/058; QL/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyalu-

verb. to play

Early Quenya [PE15/76] Group: Eldamo. Published by

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE13/161] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/006] Group: Eldamo. Published by

unqu-

verb. to hear

Early Quenya [QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

unqu-

verb. to hook into, catch (fish), catch in, etc.

Early Quenya [QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

usult

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

valma

adjective. powerful

Early Quenya [PE16/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vondo

noun. son

Early Quenya [GL/23; LT2A/bo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vára

adjective. other

Early Quenya [QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yu

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/146] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. son

Early Quenya [LT2A/go; LT2A/Indorion; QL/043; QL/087; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ána

noun. crown of head, top

Early Quenya [GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by

íle

noun. star

Early Quenya [GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ó-

verb. to be

Early Quenya [QL/069] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ô

preposition. from

Early Quenya [GL/17] Group: Eldamo. Published by

(m)ambe

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PE16/135] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-lénu

suffix. long

alle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amaimi

noun. mother

ambe

noun. mother

ammi

noun. mother

arne

noun. child

attalaite

adjective. biped

Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

attalin

noun. biped

Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

el

adverb/adjective. one

elt

noun. spear

enken

adverb. then

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fenume

noun. dragon

Early Quenya [LT2A/Glorund; QL/038] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hilmo

noun. son

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

holwe

noun. stench

ielúme

adverb. long ago

Early Quenya [PE15/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

in

article. the

intya

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/107] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kólemaina

adjective. patient

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kólemaine

noun. patience

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kópas

noun. haven

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lingo

noun. snake

mak-

verb. to slay

mel(i)na

adjective. dear

min-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/028] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

numenda

adjective. western

Early Quenya [PME/068; QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orda

adjective. lofty

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/111] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qende

noun. Elf

ralle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

salistina

adjective. blessed

Early Quenya [QL/055; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

silde

noun. daughter

Early Quenya [PE16/135] Group: Eldamo. Published by

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teketta

noun. letter

telempe

noun. silver

telqe

noun. silver

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyen

adverb. then

Early Quenya [PE14/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

umpai

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

valle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. son

yeremba

adjective. like iron

yereva

adjective. of iron

yon

noun. son

yúye

adverb. long ago

Early Quenya [PE15/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

áno

noun. gift

âmi

noun. mother

ó(vo)

noun. mouth

Early Quenya [PE16/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by