A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “as a bird”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. wilin “bird” (QL/104).
Early Quenya
as
noun. bone
asestaine
noun. assimilation, imitation
asesta-
verb. to liken, compare, make like, model on, assimilate, imitate
asampe(a)
adjective. cavernous
assea
adjective. bony
asesta
noun. similarity
aseste
noun. similarity
astuvu-
verb. to begin
aswa
adjective. of bone
las
noun. [unglossed]
linqarassea
adjective. [unglossed]
maske
noun. dusk
-víke
suffix. as
wilindea
adjective. as a bird
kaivo i sapsanta
as a corpse into the grave
The thirteenth phrase of the first version of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/221). Its first word is kaivo “corpse” followed by the article i “the” and the allative form of the noun sapsa “sapsa”.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
> kaivo i sapsa-nta = “✱corpse the grave-into”
Conceptual Development: This phrase appeared in the fourth draft of this poem with the nominative variant form kauvon for “corpse” (OM1d: PE16/62), switched to kaivo in the sixth draft (OM1f: PE16/74).
ve
preposition. as, like
aru
adverb. in addition, as well, besides
se
preposition. as, like, in manner of
vanima
adjective. proper, right, as it should be, fair
sen
preposition. as, like, in manner of
orosta
noun. ascension
sestaine
noun. assimilation, imitation, etc.
rosta
noun. ascension
yando
adverb. also
iqisya-
verb. to ask for, request
lesta
noun. gathering, assembly
róna-
verb. to arise, rise, ascend
sesta-
verb. to liken, compare, make like, model on, assimilate, imitate
toko-
verb. to feel with the hand, handle; to appraise, tax, assess, assay; to try, test, essay, endeavour
iqista-
verb. to ask for, request
lerendi
noun. brotherhood, association, college
hón(a)
noun. bone
heresse
noun. sister
A word for “sister” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with numerous variants: heresse, hesta(noi)ni, and hestaqin, all based on the early root ᴱ√HESE that was the basis for “brother” and “sister” words (QL/40). Of these Tolkien said heresse was the “ordinary word”, and it also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).
ar
preposition. to, against, next, on (wall)
víke
adjective. like
wilwarin
noun. butterfly
anwe
?. [unglossed]
ematte
?. [unglossed]
erus(ta)
noun/adjective. outside
ista-
verb. to know
ka
?. [unglossed]
lantanwa
adjective. [unglossed]
lilyen
?. [unglossed]
lossiattea
?. [unglossed]
lungwe
?. [unglossed]
láwakéle
?. [unglossed]
mailina
adjective. beautiful
mir
cardinal. one
narqelion
noun. Autumn
nauto
noun. [unglossed]
nawa-
verb. [unglossed]
nierme
?. [unglossed]
nyúken
?. [unglossed]
oro-
verb. to rise
pingwe
?. [unglossed]
póya
adjective. [unglossed]
saile
noun. [unglossed]
sat
noun. hole
sauke
?. [unglossed]
seste
noun. similarity
sestima
adjective. comparable
sinqita-
verb. [unglossed]
sivilda
?. [unglossed]
soko-
verb. to drink
soq-
verb. to drink
súlimarya
?. [unglossed]
súme
?. [unglossed]
tantilta-
verb. [unglossed]
tirípti
?. [unglossed]
toron
?. [unglossed]
tulka
adjective. strong
tultárie
adjective. [unglossed]
tunda
noun. hole
turka
adjective. strong
tye
pronoun. you
táne
adjective. [unglossed]
ukárele
noun. [unglossed]
usult
?. [unglossed]
valinor
place name. Land of the Gods
vika
adjective. valiant
ya(n)
conjunction. and
yanta
adjective. large
yu
?. [unglossed]
ô
preposition. from
úmea
adjective. large
aksa
adjective. of bone
alle
?. [unglossed]
anaukante
?. [unglossed]
angwe
?. [unglossed]
aukaine
?. [unglossed]
eant
?. [unglossed]
el
adverb/adjective. one
fingwe
?. [unglossed]
hestani
noun. sister
hestanoini
noun. sister
hestaqin
noun. sister
hingwe
?. [unglossed]
histe
noun/adjective. dusk
hyanta
?. [unglossed]
intya
?. [unglossed]
laisifalle
noun. [unglossed]
min-
verb. [unglossed]
ningwe
?. [unglossed]
porokoi
?. [unglossed]
pundo
noun. [unglossed]
ralle
?. [unglossed]
saqa-
verb. [unglossed]
sok-
verb. to drink
talarin
adjective. [unglossed]
tyanta
?. [unglossed]
tánie
adjective. [unglossed]
tókele
noun. handling
umpai
?. [unglossed]
upaitya-
verb. [unglossed]
valle
?. [unglossed]
vingwe
?. [unglossed]
A word for “cavernous” in the Qenya Lexicon appearing with variants asampe and asampea (QL/30), and as asampe(a) in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/30). It is an adjectival form of ᴱQ. sampe “cave” (QL/82).