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

as

noun. bone

Early Quenya [MC/214; QL/033] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laiqalasse

masculine name. Green-leaf

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tári-Laisi; LT2/217; LT2A/Laiqalassë; LT2I/Laiqalassë; PE13/105; PE15/28] Group: Eldamo. Published by

las

noun. [unglossed]

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

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

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

maske

noun. dusk

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

-víke

suffix. as

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

valkane wilwarindon

vague as a butterfly

The sixth line of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/213). The first word is the adjective valkane “vague” followed by the adverbial form of the noun wilwarin “butterfly”.

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

> valkane wilwarin-don = “✱vague butterfly-as”

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

wilindea

adjective. as a bird

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “as a bird”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. wilin “bird” (QL/104).

Early Quenya [QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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).

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

sinqe??

adjective. sparkle as with gems

An erased and hard-to-read adjective form of ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “gem” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/85).

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

ve

preposition. as, like

Early Quenya [GL/21; MC/213; MC/214; PE15/69; QL/101; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lepta

adjective. hooked (as a tendril)

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

omba

adjective. hard (*as stone)

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

se

preposition. as, like, in manner of

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

sen

preposition. as, like, in manner of

sintilis

noun. sparkling as of crystal

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

yando

adverb. also

Early Quenya [PE15/69; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

talqe

noun. glass

Early Quenya [GL/25; PME/088; QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elwen

noun. heart

A word appearing as ᴱQ. Elben “heart” in the Name-list to the Fall of Gondolin of the 1910s (LT2/202; PE15/23), but as ᴱQ. Elwen “heart” in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√LEFE (QL/35, 52). These words were connected to the character G. Elfrith who vanished from later versions of the legendarium.

Early Quenya [LT1A/Ilverin; LT2/202; PE15/23; QL/035; QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hón(a)

noun. bone

Quenya cognates of G. hûn “bone” given as Q. hōn- or hōna- in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/49), perhaps related to the early root ᴱ√HONO “✱heart” (QL/40).

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

solme

noun. wave

A noun for “wave” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the root ᴱ√SOLO (QL/85). It was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/85).

Early Quenya [LT1A/Solosimpi; PME/085; QL/085] 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

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

-le

suffix. abstract noun

Early Quenya [QL/029; QL/034; QL/036; QL/037; QL/041; QL/042; QL/043; QL/044; QL/045; QL/046; QL/047; QL/054; QL/055; QL/057; QL/061; QL/063; QL/065; QL/066; QL/069; QL/070; QL/072; QL/074; QL/075; QL/076; QL/077; QL/079; QL/080; QL/082; QL/083; QL/084; QL/087; QL/090; QL/091; QL/092; QL/093; QL/094; QL/095; QL/099; QL/100; QL/101; QL/103] Group: Eldamo. Published by

víke

adjective. like

Early Quenya [QL/042; QL/101] Group: Eldamo. Published by

wilwarin

noun. butterfly

Early Quenya [LT1A/Vilna; MC/213; MC/220; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PME/104; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-ie

suffix. abstract noun

Early Quenya [GL/29; PE15/74; QL/031; QL/034; QL/037; QL/038; QL/048; QL/049; QL/055; QL/068; QL/070; QL/071; QL/072; QL/073; QL/075; QL/076; QL/078; QL/093; QL/098; QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-me

suffix. abstract noun

Early Quenya [QL/030; QL/038; QL/044; QL/046; QL/071; QL/076] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-sse

suffix. abstract noun

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tári-Laisi; PE13/162; PE15/69; PE15/76; QL/029; QL/036; QL/037; QL/041; QL/048; QL/052; QL/053; QL/075; QL/084; QL/085; QL/090; QL/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/147] 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

ematte

?. [unglossed]

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

falmo

noun. foam

Early Quenya [LT1A/Falman; QL/037] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hon

noun. heart

Early Quenya [PE13/149; PE13/162; PE15/32; PE16/137; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hon

noun. stone, rock

Early Quenya [PE13/162] 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

laiqa

adjective. green

Early Quenya [GL/39; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; MC/214; MC/216; MC/221; PE14/083; PE15/28; PE16/056; PE16/062; PE16/065; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/100; PE16/104; PE16/139; PME/052; QL/052; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

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

listya-

verb. to bless

Early Quenya [PE15/32; QL/055; QL/081] 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

mailina

adjective. beautiful

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

mekte-

verb. to aim at

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

meles(se)

noun. love

Early Quenya [LT1A/Nessa; PME/060; QL/060] 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

nierme

?. [unglossed]

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

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

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

ondo

noun. stone, rock

Early Quenya [LT1A/Gondolin; LT2A/Gondolin; MC/213; MC/214; MC/220; MC/221; PE14/043; PE14/044; PE14/070; PE14/073; PE14/107; PE15/25; PE15/77; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/064; PE16/065; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/111; PE16/113; PE16/114; PE16/115; PE16/138; PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

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

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

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

qenya

noun. Elvish

Early Quenya [GL/28; LT1I/Qenya; LT2I/Qenya; SMI/Qenya] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qímar

noun. phantom

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

saile

noun. [unglossed]

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

salistya-

verb. to bless

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

sauke

?. [unglossed]

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

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

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

siri-

verb. flow

Early Quenya [QL/084; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

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

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

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

súme

?. [unglossed]

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

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/058] 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

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

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

toron

?. [unglossed]

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

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

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

tye

pronoun. you

Early Quenya [LFC/030] 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

usult

?. [unglossed]

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

yanta

adjective. large

Early Quenya [PE15/69; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yu

?. [unglossed]

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

áye

interjection. hail

Early Quenya [LT1A/Ainur; QL/034] 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

úmea

adjective. large

Early Quenya [QL/097; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alle

?. [unglossed]

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

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

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

angwe

?. [unglossed]

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

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

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

eant

?. [unglossed]

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

elben

noun. heart

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

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

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

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

histe

noun/adjective. dusk

hoiye

noun. foam

A noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/136). Its etymology is unclear.

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

honde

noun. heart

hondo

noun. heart

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

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

intya

?. [unglossed]

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

laika

adjective. green

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

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

londa

noun. heart

min-

verb. [unglossed]

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

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

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

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

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

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

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

ralle

?. [unglossed]

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

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

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

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

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

telempe

noun. silver

telqe

noun. silver

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

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

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

uilosse

noun. foam

A (rejected) noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear.

Early Quenya [PE16/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ulqa

adjective. evil

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

ó(vo)

noun. mouth

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