ea

interjection. a cry of pain or woe

easindi

place name. Eagle-stream

Qenya name for G. Thorn Sir from early name lists (PE13/105), a compound of ea(r) “eagle” and sindi “river”.

earendel

masculine name. Earendel

earendel (poem)

Earendel (Poem)

earáme

proper name. Eagle’s Pinion

ea(r)

noun. (young) eagle

A word appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as ea “eagle” (QL/34), with the gloss “young eagle” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/34). It was also mentioned in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as ea(r), a cognate of (archaic) G. †ior “eagle” (GL/51). It was also mentioned as ea “eagle” in the Name-list to The Fall of Gondolin (PE15/22).

eanosse

collective name. People of the Eagles

A Qenya equivalent to G. Thornhoth in an early name list (PE13/105), a compound of ea(r) “eagle” and nosse “people”.

earen

noun. eyrie, (young) eagle

A word appearing as earen “eagle” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/34) and The Qenya Phonology (PE12/25), with the gloss “young eagle” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/34). In the first two documents it was an element in the name ᴱQ. Earendel or Earendl, and the same was true in the Name-list to The Fall of Gondolin, but there earen was glossed “eyrie” (PE15/22).

earendilyon

masculine name. Son of Eärendel

A term for a sailor as a Son of Earendel in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/35), a compound of that name with the suffix -ion “son”.

eant

?. [unglossed]

earisse

feminine name. Edith

kiryasse earendil or vea

Earendel, upon a ship upon the sea

lúnelinqe vear

in the flowing sea

The seventh line of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/213). The first word is the compound lúnelinqe of the words lúne “blue” and linqe, the latter either a noun “stream” or an adjective “flowing”. The second word is an inflection vear of the noun vea; Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter suggest it might be an idiomatic use of the dative declension (PE16/83), but I think it might be a variant of the locative: the r-locative.

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

> lúne-linqe vea-r = “✱blue-flowing stream-in”

vea falastane

the sea surging

The ninth line of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/213). The first word is vea “sea”, followed by the “bare stem” infinitive of the verb falasta- “to surge” as suggested by Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter (PE16/84, notes on line #10 and #11), apparently functioning as either an active-participle or a verbal object.

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

> vea falasta-ne = “✱sea surg-ing”

vea

noun. sea

órea

adjective. of the dawn, Eastern

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

kemi

noun. earth, soil, land

An Early Qenya word derived from the root ᴱ√KEME and translated “earth, soil, land” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/46) and as “earth, soil” in Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa from this same period (PME/46). While this form and derivation are compatible with Tolkien later notions of the Elvish languages, I think it is better to use the later terms cemen for “earth, soil” and nór for “land”.

kémi

feminine name. Earth-lady, Mother Earth

A very early name of Yavanna, glossed “Earth-lady” (LT1/79) and “Mother Earth” (GL/18). It is derived from the root ᴱ√KEME “soil” (QL/46).

manta

adjective. eaten

An adjective (passive participle?) for “eaten” in Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), clearly based on ᴱQ. mat- “eat” (PE16/141).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I think it is safer to stick to the later passive participle form of the verb: ᴺQ. matina “eaten”.

oresul

proper name. Eastwind

Name of the eastern wind in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/71), a combination of óre “dawn, East” with a variant of súlime “wind”.

orodáni

collective name. East Danes

Qenya name for the East Danes (LT2/306), a combination of ᴱQ. Dani “Danes” with a variant of ᴱQ. óre “East”.

sar

noun. earth, soil

A word for “earth, soil” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, but it was marked with an “X” and ᴱQ. kemen (of similar meaning) was written next to it as an alternative (PE16/139).

sornekiris

place name. Eagles’ Cleft

Qenya cognate of G. Cristhorn in an early name list (PE13/105), a combination of sor(ne) “eagle” and kiris “cleft” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth).

alandri

collective name. Earth [Fay]

Name for a type of Earth Fay in Tolkien’s “Creatures of the Earth” from the 1910s (PE14/10). Its etymology is unclear.

oreros

proper name. Eastwind

Name of the eastern wind in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/71). It initial element is clearly óre “dawn, East”, but the meaning of the second element is unclear.

pelloini

collective name. Earth [Fay]

Name for a type of Earth Fay in Tolkien’s “Creatures of the Earth” from the 1910s (PE14/10). Its etymology is unclear.

ankar

noun. ear (of men)

kere

noun. earthenware; earthen jar

keres

noun. earthenware

máka

adjective. each, every

ompa

adjective. each; all, every

oronto

noun. East, rising (of the sun)

qan

noun. ear

sor(ne)

noun. eagle

soron

noun. eagle

unk(o)

noun. ear (of animals); corner, sticking out edge

anqa(r)

noun. ear

han

noun. ground, earth

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with stem form hamb- and gloss “the ground”, derived from the root ᴱ√HAMA (QL/39). The contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa had only its stem form hamb- with the glosses “ground, earth” (PME/39).

indi

collective name. Men, Earth Dwellers

A collective term for men appearing in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s meaning “Earth Dwellers” (QL/43), a derivative of the root ᴱ√IÐI (written IŘI in QL). It was also given as ᴱQ. ildi from the (rejected) root ᴱ√ḶÐḶ (QL/42), but this form was rejected.

laivar

noun. ocean

A word glossed “ocean” in notes associated with drafts of the Oilima Markirya from around 1930 (PE16/77). This word did not appear in the final version of the poem. Its etymology is unclear, but Gilson, Welden and Hostetter suggest it might be connected to ᴱQ. laiqa “green”, a colour used to describe the ocean in some drafts of the poem (PE16/78).

rása

place name. The Sea

Qenya cognate of Rôs “The Sea” in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/65).

ua

noun. the sea

A word given as a cognate to G. ô “the sea” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ou̯a (GL/61).

kar

noun. head

kemen

noun. soil, earth

mata-

verb. to eat

síre

noun. stream

óre

noun. dawn, Sunrise, East

ken

noun. *earth, soil

mat-

verb. to eat

pampine

noun. tremor, earthquake

tiusima

adjective. comforting, consoling, easing

tiutale

noun. strengthening, reinforcement; confirmation; comfort, consolation, easement

tíwele

noun. strengthening, reinforcement; confirmation; comfort, consolation, easement

aksan(da)

place name. Aksan(da)

Qenya equivalent of G. Asgon appearing as Aksanda in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/20) and as Aksan in other early name lists (PE13/101; PE15/20). It is probably derived from aksa “waterfall” according to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Asgon).

indo

noun. house

A word for “house” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√IŘI [IÐI] “dwell” (QL/43). It also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/43).

naimi

feminine name. Éadgifu

Elvish wife of Eriol in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/290), glossed “Éadgifu” = Old English “Joy-Gift”. Variants include Nelmir (PE15/17) and Earisse, the latter equated to “Edith”. The etymology of these names is unclear.

siloine

noun. swan

A word for “swan” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing under the early root ᴱ√SILI (QL/83).

sár(e)a

adjective. fiery

An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fiery” with variants sāra and sārea (the second added later) derived from the early root ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” (QL/81).

vasse

noun. wing

A word for “wing” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VASA (QL/100). A similar word ’wasse appeared under the early root ᴱ√GWASA (QL/103). The word vasse “wing” also appeared in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon (GL/22) and again in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/137), but not thereafter.

wilin

noun. bird

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “bird”, derived from the early root ᴱ√GWILI that was the basis for words having to do with flight (QL/104).

sornion

noun. eyrie

The word ᴱQ. sornion “eyrie” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as an elaboration of ᴱQ. sor(ne) “eagle” (QL/86). The word also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/86).

Neo-Quenya: Since Q. soron, sorno or sorne were words for “eagle” in Tolkien’s later writings, I think ᴺQ. sornion “eyrie” can be retained for purposes of Neo-Quenya, perhaps originally a genitive plural “of the eagles”.

aiwe

noun. bird

ala

noun. wing

alqa

noun. swan

anwe

?. [unglossed]

e-

verb. to be

ka

?. [unglossed]

kunta

adjective. full

kále

noun. morning

lantanwa

adjective. [unglossed]

las

noun. [unglossed]

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

ná-

verb. to be, exist

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

rato

adverb. soon

saina

adjective. smooth

sauke

?. [unglossed]

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

súme

?. [unglossed]

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

toron

?. [unglossed]

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

veniel

noun. mariner

welwe

noun. spring

wende

noun. maiden

yu

?. [unglossed]

ó-

verb. to be

malu-

verb. to devour

alle

?. [unglossed]

alqe

noun. swan

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

angwe

?. [unglossed]

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

ematte

?. [unglossed]

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

fui

noun. night

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

ildi

collective name. men

intya

?. [unglossed]

kala

noun. morning

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

marda

noun. world

matsima

adjective. edible

min-

verb. [unglossed]

móri

noun. night

nanwa

adjective. being

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

nierme

?. [unglossed]

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

oi(we)

noun. bird

oive

noun. bird

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

ralle

?. [unglossed]

saile

noun. [unglossed]

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

tuilére

noun. Spring

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

umpai

?. [unglossed]

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

usult

?. [unglossed]

valle

?. [unglossed]

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

wasse

noun. wing

welme

noun. spring