as

noun. bone

laiqalasse

masculine name. Green-leaf

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

maske

noun. dusk

las

noun. [unglossed]

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”

lepta

adjective. hooked (as a tendril)

An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “hooked (as a tendril)” under the early root ᴱ√LEPE, the root that was the basis for finger-words (QL/53).

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).

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

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

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).

soresta

noun. family

The word ᴱQ. soresta “family” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as a combination of ᴱQ. so- “together” and ᴱQ. resta “kin” (QL/85).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. orendë as a combination of later prefix Q. o- “together” and ᴺQ. rendë “kin”. Furthermore, I would use it specifically for a nuclear family (just the parents and children), as opposed to Q. nossë which seems to refer to an extended family or clan.

tenna

noun. finger

A noun for “finger” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TENE “touch, feel” (QL/91). It was also mentioned in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, but with -nd- written above it indicating a variant form tenda (PME/91). A similar word tenge “finger” appeared Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/137), but ᴱQ. lepta was written next to it, perhaps as a replacement, since after this point finger-words were primarily based on √LEP.

ilma

noun. air

A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).

kante

noun. edge

A word in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s equivalent to ᴱN. caint “edge” derived from ᴱ✶kantya (PE13/140).

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”.

móle

noun. root

A word for “root” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/139). See ᴹQ. sulka and Q. sundo for a discussion of other words meaning “root”.

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).

-le

suffix. abstract noun

víka

adjective. like

wilwarin

noun. butterfly

-ie

suffix. abstract noun

-me

suffix. abstract noun

-sse

suffix. abstract noun

a

pronoun. it

anwe

?. [unglossed]

ar

noun. child

e-

verb. to be

ematte

?. [unglossed]

falmo

noun. foam

hil(de)

noun. child

hon

noun. heart

hon

noun. stone, rock

ka

?. [unglossed]

kulu

noun. gold

laiqa

adjective. green

lepta

noun. finger

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

listya-

verb. to bless

lossa

adjective. white

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

lá

noun. day

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

mailina

adjective. beautiful

mekte-

verb. to aim at

na

preposition. for

nierme

?. [unglossed]

ninqe

adjective. white

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

ondo

noun. stone, rock

oron

noun. bush

qalume Archaic

noun. death

qenya

noun. Elvish

qímar

noun. phantom

rótele

noun. cave

saile

noun. [unglossed]

sairina

adjective. magic

salistya-

verb. to bless

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

siri-

verb. flow

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

súme

?. [unglossed]

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

tarka

noun. root

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

tye

pronoun. you

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

urdu

noun. death

yanta

adjective. large

yu

?. [unglossed]

ô

preposition. from

úmea

adjective. large

alle

?. [unglossed]

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

angwe

?. [unglossed]

arne

noun. child

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]

kale

noun. day

laika

adjective. green

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

let

noun. finger

londa

noun. heart

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

meles(se)

noun. love

min-

verb. [unglossed]

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

orot

noun. cave

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

ralle

?. [unglossed]

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

sauke

?. [unglossed]

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

tekka

noun. book

tekte

noun. book

telempe Archaic

noun. silver

telqe

noun. silver

tenge

noun. finger

toron

?. [unglossed]

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.

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

ulqa

adjective. evil

umpai

?. [unglossed]

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

usult

?. [unglossed]

valle

?. [unglossed]

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

áye

interjection. hail

ó(vo)

noun. mouth

ó-

verb. to be