Quenya 

curwë

craft

curwë ("k")noun "craft" (KUR), "skill of the hand" (VT41:10), Curwë ("K") "technical skill and invention" (PM:360 cf. 344)

curwë

noun. skill of the hand, technical skill and invention, [ᴹQ.] craft, [Q.] skill of the hand, technical skill and invention

Cognates

  • S. curu “skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability, skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability; [N.] cunning; [ᴱN.] magic” ✧ VT41/08; VT41/10

Derivations

  • kurwē “skill of the hand; power, ability” ✧ VT41/10
    • KUR “have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, [ᴹ√] craft” ✧ PE22/151; VT41/10

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kurwē > Kurwe[kurwē] > [kurwe]✧ VT41/10

Variations

  • Kurwë ✧ PM/344; PM/360
  • kurwe ✧ VT41/08
  • Kurwe ✧ VT41/10
Quenya [PM/344; PM/360; VT41/08; VT41/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanwë

craft, thing made, device, construction

tanwë noun "craft, thing made, device, construction" (TAN)

Sindarin 

curunír

man of craft

(i gurunír, o churunír) (wizard), no distinct pl. form except with article (i churunír), coll. pl. ?curuníriath

maenas

craft

maenas (i vaenas) (handicraft, art), pl. maenais (i maenais), coll. pl. maenassath. Also curu (i guru, o churu) (cunning, cunning device, skill), pl. cyry (i chyry) (VT45:24);

maenas

craft

(i vaenas) (handicraft, art), pl. maenais (i maenais), coll. pl. maenassath. Also curu (i guru, o churu) (cunning, cunning device, skill), pl. cyry (i chyry) (VT45:24);

Noldorin 

curw

noun. craft, skill

Noldorin [Ety/366, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

curu

noun. craft, skill

Noldorin [Ety/366, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

maenas

noun. craft

Noldorin [Ety/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

kurwe

noun. craft

Cognates

  • N. curu “cunning” ✧ Ety/KUR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KUR “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KUR > kurwe[kurwe]✧ Ety/KUR

Middle Primitive Elvish

kur

root. craft

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. kurwe “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR
  • N. corw “cunning, wily” ✧ Ety/KUR
  • N. crum “left hand” ✧ Ety/KUR
  • N. curu “cunning” ✧ Ety/KUR

Element in

  • N. Curufin “Crafty” ✧ Ety/PHIN
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KUR; Ety/PHIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by