e

pronoun. he, she, it

é

interjection. indeed

ére

noun. existing, existence

An abstract noun for “existing, existence” appearing in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948, as opposed to the true gerund ie “existing” of the verb ᴹQ. ea- “be, exist” (PE22/124). As Tolkien described it:

> The gerunds ére, ie, are chiefly distinguished by the fact that ie (< eye) is the true gerund and only used of particular circumstances. Angwion ie uman enwa “The existence of dragons at one time [is] a fact”. Whereas ére is really an abstract, and can be used (as ie cannot) in such a sentence as: ére nairea, ére lunga nairenen, “Existence (in this world) is sorrowful, is fraught with sorrow” (PE22/124).

ére nairea, ére lunga nairenen

existence (in this world) is sorrowful, is fraught with sorrow

ef-

verb. to emerge (especially from water)

A verb appearing in its present tense form épha in a rejected page of verbal roots from the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) written in 1948 (PE22/127). It was based on the root ᴹ√EPH “emerge (especially from water, opp[osite] of dive)”, so presumably had the same meaning. It had past forms empe, emphe based on nasal-infixion.

Conceptual Development: Immediately above this entry, Tolkien had a past form kusse {“emerge” >>} “came up, emerged” based on a root {ᴹ√KUSU >>} ᴹ√KHUSU “up from below ground, to ground level; come up, emerge”, but this root and its derivatives were deleted (PE22/127).

Neo-Quenya: As we have no better alternatives, I would retain ᴺQ. ef- “to emerge (especially from water)” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I would give it the past form ✱eppe in keeping with the discussion of the past forms of basis verbs from elsewhere in QVS (PE22/102); compare rappe past tense of raf-.

éle

noun. star-ray, beam, flashing of [?starry] light

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√EL “star” with an unclear gloss “flashing of [?starry] light” (Ety/EL). It also appeared in 1930s notes on Tengwar with the gloss “star-ray, beam” (PE22/23).

ea-

verb. to be; to exist, have being, be found extant in the real world

engwa

?. [unglossed]

elle

pronoun. you (emphatic polite)

elte

pronoun. he, *she, it (emphatic)

erde

noun. repose

ereáma

?. [unglossed]

este

feminine name. rest

én

adverb. then, next

évea

adjective. future

ente

pronoun. [unglossed]

ento

pronoun. [unglossed]

es

[unglossed]

ette

pronoun. he, *she, it (emphatic)

éma

?. [unglossed]

enqe

cardinal. six

elen

noun. star

él

noun. star

elena

noun. star

ellen

noun. star

tar-ellion

feminine name. Queen of the Stars

A variant of Elentári appearing in a note from the 1930s (LR/200). Its initial element is probably tar- “high”, and its second element might be some peculiar genitive partitive-plural form of elen “star”.

lau(w)e

?. [unglossed]

séra

?. [unglossed]

ye-

verb. to be

hyelma

?. [unglossed]

karpalimaite

noun. [unglossed]

laqe[t]-

verb. [unglossed]

nerno

?. [unglossed]

yelme

noun. [unglossed]

vahaiya sín andóre

far away now (is) the Land of Gift

amaldume

noun. [unglossed]

niule

?. [unglossed]

sahte

noun. [unglossed]

tante

noun. [unglossed]

teuka

?. [unglossed]

tyue

noun. [unglossed]

varinye

noun. [unglossed]

asse

pronoun. [unglossed]

mine

cardinal. one

a

preposition. [unglossed]

anaristya

noun. [unglossed]

kaltua

?. [unglossed]

kanda

noun. [unglossed]

mahtya

?. [unglossed]

mai(y)a

noun. [unglossed]

min

cardinal. one

nandakka-

verb. [unglossed]

ná-

verb. to be

olta-

verb. [unglossed]

rampa

?. [unglossed]

sisíria-

verb. [unglossed]

sóla

?. [unglossed]

tatalta-

verb. [unglossed]

thar-

verb. [unglossed]

toróma

noun. [unglossed]

alama

noun. [unglossed]

maldo

noun. [unglossed]

timpana

noun. [unglossed]

toina

adjective. [unglossed]

assa

pronoun. [unglossed]

asso

pronoun. [unglossed]

sarya

noun. [unglossed]

vahai(y)a

adverb. far away

vaháya

adverb. far away