an

noun. gift

anta-

verb. to give

an-

prefix. re-

anto

noun. jaw

anda

adjective. long

andra

adjective. long

an ni

give (it) me

an nir

give (it) me

anqa(r)

noun. ear

hanta

noun. a blow with an axe

A word for “a blow with an axe” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s derived from primitive ᴱ✶skantá (PE13/147).

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. @@@

ar váro naltur an ómi karmar

*but rather they are to all deeds

qan

noun. ear

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).

vorne

noun. an aeon

-we

suffix. a, an

heritse

noun. an Inwe

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).

qímar

noun. phantom

tolle

noun. island

apte

adjective. open

An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “open” under the early root ᴱ√AFA “open, begin” (QL/29).

wilda

adjective. winged

An adjective for “winged” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√GWILI whose derivatives had to do with birds and flight (QL/104).

tirios otsoyáma

place name. City of Seven Names

A name of Gondolin in a very early name list (PE13/102), a combination of tirios “city”, otso “seven” and yáma “name”. Ironically, this name brought the total up to eight.

-léni

suffix. long

A suffix for “long” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants lēni or lēnu, both base on the early root ᴱ√LENE “long” (QL/53). These Qenya suffixes were also mentioned in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon (GL/39).

maqar

noun. jaw

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

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).

-re

suffix. noun suffix

-a

suffix. adjectival suffix

-ina

suffix. adjectival suffix

-ine

suffix. noun suffix

-lis

suffix. noun suffix

-mo

suffix. agental suffix

-ra

suffix. adjectival suffix

-rin

suffix. noun suffix

a

pronoun. it

atar

noun. father

attu

noun. father

halis

noun. rush

kainen

cardinal. ten

kea

cardinal. ten

kolume

noun. body

A word for “body” in notes on parts of the body from the 1920s (PE14/117).

kâ

noun. jaw

lempe

cardinal. ten

na

preposition. for

neldor

noun. beech

pilna

noun. arrow

qen

noun. Elf

qent

noun. word

qetta

noun. word

tinwe

noun. star

íle

noun. star

-ea

suffix. adjectival suffix

-lin

suffix. noun suffix

-lénu

suffix. long

atto

noun. father

haliske

noun. rush

kólemaine

noun. patience

mel(i)na

adjective. dear

qende

noun. Elf

rámaite

adjective. winged

tatto

noun. father

áno

noun. gift