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
laiqalasse
masculine name. Green-leaf
las
noun. [unglossed]
linqarassea
adjective. [unglossed]
maske
noun. dusk
-víke
suffix. as
valkane wilwarindon
vague as a butterfly
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).
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).
ve
preposition. as, like
lepta
adjective. hooked (as a tendril)
omba
adjective. hard (*as stone)
se
preposition. as, like, in manner of
sen
preposition. as, like, in manner of
sintilis
noun. sparkling as of crystal
yando
adverb. also
talqe
noun. glass
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.
hón(a)
noun. bone
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).
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).
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”.
-le
suffix. abstract noun
víke
adjective. like
wilwarin
noun. butterfly
-ie
suffix. abstract noun
-me
suffix. abstract noun
-sse
suffix. abstract noun
anwe
?. [unglossed]
e-
verb. to be
ematte
?. [unglossed]
falmo
noun. foam
hon
noun. heart
hon
noun. stone, rock
ka
?. [unglossed]
kale
noun. day
laiqa
adjective. green
lilyen
?. [unglossed]
listya-
verb. to bless
lossiattea
?. [unglossed]
lungwe
?. [unglossed]
lá
noun. day
láwakéle
?. [unglossed]
mailina
adjective. beautiful
mekte-
verb. to aim at
meles(se)
noun. love
na
preposition. for
nauto
noun. [unglossed]
nawa-
verb. [unglossed]
nierme
?. [unglossed]
nyúken
?. [unglossed]
ondo
noun. stone, rock
pingwe
?. [unglossed]
póya
adjective. [unglossed]
qenya
noun. Elvish
qímar
noun. phantom
saile
noun. [unglossed]
salistya-
verb. to bless
sauke
?. [unglossed]
sinqita-
verb. [unglossed]
siri-
verb. flow
sivilda
?. [unglossed]
súlimarya
?. [unglossed]
súme
?. [unglossed]
tantilta-
verb. [unglossed]
tekka
noun. book
tekte
noun. book
tirípti
?. [unglossed]
toron
?. [unglossed]
tultárie
adjective. [unglossed]
tye
pronoun. you
táne
adjective. [unglossed]
ukárele
noun. [unglossed]
usult
?. [unglossed]
yanta
adjective. large
yu
?. [unglossed]
áye
interjection. hail
ó-
verb. to be
ô
preposition. from
úmea
adjective. large
alle
?. [unglossed]
anaukante
?. [unglossed]
angwe
?. [unglossed]
aukaine
?. [unglossed]
eant
?. [unglossed]
elben
noun. heart
fingwe
?. [unglossed]
hingwe
?. [unglossed]
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.
honde
noun. heart
hondo
noun. heart
hyanta
?. [unglossed]
intya
?. [unglossed]
laika
adjective. green
laisifalle
noun. [unglossed]
londa
noun. heart
min-
verb. [unglossed]
ningwe
?. [unglossed]
porokoi
?. [unglossed]
pundo
noun. [unglossed]
ralle
?. [unglossed]
saqa-
verb. [unglossed]
talarin
adjective. [unglossed]
telempe
noun. silver
telqe
noun. silver
tyanta
?. [unglossed]
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.
ulqa
adjective. evil
umpai
?. [unglossed]
upaitya-
verb. [unglossed]
valle
?. [unglossed]
vingwe
?. [unglossed]
ó(vo)
noun. mouth
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”