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Middle Primitive Elvish

ata

root. father

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ATA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atar

noun. father

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ATA; PE21/66] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atū

noun. father

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ATA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atta

root. two

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/AT(AT); Ety/TATA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atta

cardinal. two

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/63] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atyēnar

noun. anniversary day

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/YEN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atat

root. again, back

Middle Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

asat

root. *dust

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s meaning “dust”, with derivatives ᴹQ. asto and N. ast of the same meaning (Ety/ÁS-AT).

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÁS-AT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tata

root. two

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/AT(AT); Ety/TATA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kanat

root. four

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KÁNAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kalat

noun. light

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/56] Group: Eldamo. Published by

preposition. at

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

phew

root. feel disgust at, abhor

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “feel disgust at, abhor” with derivatives ᴹQ. feuya- and N. fuia- of the same meaning (Ety/PHEW).

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PHEW] Group: Eldamo. Published by

khaw

root. rest, lie at ease

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KHAW] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mardasē

adverb. at home

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ramna

noun. wing (horn), extended point at side

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/RAM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ken

root. see, perceive, look at, observe, direct gaze

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/KHEN; PE22/103] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kyen

root. see, perceive, look at, observe, direct gaze

Middle Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

-d

suffix. allative

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lop

root. horse, [ᴱ√] *run (of animals), gallop, lope; [ᴹ√] horse

This root was the basis for horse words starting with the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, where it appeared unglossed as ᴱ√LOPO (QL/56). It was compared to the root ᴱ√LOQO, and these roots include the verbs ᴱQ. lopo- “gallop, run (of animals)” and ᴱQ. loqo- “run (of human beings)”, and I think it likely that those were also the meanings of the roots (QL/56). In the Qenya Lexicon, ᴱ√LOPO had the derivatives ᴱQ. lōpa “horse or mare” and ᴱQ. lopsi “mare” (QL/56), but elsewhere in that document there was the word ᴱQ. lapatte “rabbit” < ᴱ✶lopatte, so I think that word is related as well, though Tolkien did mark the primitive form with a “?” (QL/51). The probably-related word ᴹQ. lopo “rabbit” appeared in a discussion of nouns from the early 1930s (PE21/31).

In The Etymologies of the 1930s the root ᴹ√LOP was glossed “horse”, and its derivatives ᴹQ. olombo and N. lobor had only that sense (EtyAC/LOP), but horse words were usually derived from ᴹ√ROK from the 1930s and later. The word Q. lopoldi “rabbits” appeared in some 1965 notes on Númenor, so it seems likely √LOP remained valid in some form. Another possibly related late word is S. ✱laba- “hop” as in S. Labadal “Hopafoot” (UT/60).

Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I think it is worth retaining ᴹ√LOP with a verbal sense “✱run (of animals), gallop, lope”. In this way, it can remain the basis for rabbit words based on their loping run. The horse words from this root might be specialized for heavier loping horses like destriers, since ᴹQ. rokko was more specifically referred to a “swift horse” (EtyAC/ROK).

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/LOP] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ed(er)

root. open

A deleted root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “open” and the forms √ED and extended √EDÉR, but it had no derivatives (EtyAC/ED).

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/ED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kelun

noun. river

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sed

root. rest

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/EZDĒ; Ety/SED; PE19/045; PE22/102; PE22/125] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yan

root. give

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “give” with derivatives ON. yanta- “give” and ᴹQ. Ariante “Day-bringer” (EtyAC/YAN²). Tolkien marked this entry with a “?”, and elsewhere in The Etymologies he derived ᴹQ. anta-/N. anna- “give” from ᴹ√ANA (Ety/ANA¹), so I suspect this root was a transient idea.

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/YAN²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pantā

adjective. open

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

andā

adjective. long

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/MBUD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ezdē

noun. rest

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/EZDĒ; Ety/SED; PE19/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by

geiā

adverb. ever

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY; EtyAC/EY; EtyAC/GEY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gālæ

noun. light

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ithil

noun. moon

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/I²; SD/306] Group: Eldamo. Published by

k’lā

noun. light

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAL; EtyAC/KAL; PE18/038; PE21/37] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lūme

noun. time

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE23/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

parmā

noun. book

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/PAR; PE18/051; PE21/58; PE21/61; PE21/64] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ranā

proper name. Moon

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/RAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sir

root. flow

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ET; Ety/SIR; PE22/127] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tainā

adjective. long

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/057] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tal

root. foot

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/RUN; Ety/TAL; PE21/56] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tāl

noun. foot

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/035; PE19/058; PE21/55; PE21/58; PE21/64; PE21/66] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tārā

adjective. lofty

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/AYAK; Ety/KHIL; Ety/NIK-W; Ety/TĀ; Ety/TÁWAR; EtyAC/AYAK; EtyAC/TĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ñol-

noun. smell

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/A; EtyAC/N] Group: Eldamo. Published by