Quenya 

endë

core, centre, middle

endë noun "core, centre, middle" (NÉD, EN, VT48:25)

endë

noun. centre, middle, centre, middle; [ᴹQ.] core

Changes

  • enedente ✧ VT41/12

Cognates

  • S. enedh “centre, middle, centre, middle; [N.] core” ✧ VT48/25
  • T. ened “middle” ✧ VT48/25

Derivations

  • ENED “centre, middle; three” ✧ VT48/25

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ened/l > ende[enede] > [ende]✧ VT48/25

Variations

  • ente ✧ VT41/12
  • ened ✧ VT41/12 (ened)
  • ende ✧ VT48/25
Quenya [VT41/12; VT48/25] Group: Eldamo. Published by

entë

center

entë (2) noun "center" (VT41:16; endë is perhaps to be preferred, see entya)

entë

noun. centre

Element in

  • Q. entya “central, middle”

endya

middle

endya > enya adj. "middle" (ÉNED)

endëa

middle

#endëa adj. "middle" in atendëa, q.v. Compare enya.

endëa

adjective. middle

Element in

  • Q. atendëa “double-middle” ✧ RC/728

Elements

WordGloss
endë“centre, middle, centre, middle; [ᴹQ.] core”
-a“adjectival suffix”

tólë

centre

tólë noun "centre" (LT1:269; the word endë is to be preferred in Tolkien's later Quenya)

enya

middle

enya < endya adj. "middle" (EN). Compare #endëa.

Sindarin 

enedh

noun. centre, middle, centre, middle; [N.] core

@@@ Tolkien vacillated between enedh (< √ENED) and ened (perhaps < √ENET) in his later writings. In HSD/ened, it is suggested that ened is the likely “final” form based on Enedwaith as it appears in The Lord of the Rings and as discussed on Let/224. I prefer enedh for better compatibility with its Quenya cognate endë as in Q. enderi “middle-days” (LotR/1108, endë + “day”). If the Sindarin form were ened < √ENET, the corresponding Quenya form would instead be entë. Furthermore, in a general discussion of the uses of dh on VT42/20, Tolkien states that “Enedhwaith is misspelt”, possibly meaning that the normal spelling (Enedwaith) is not strictly correct.

Cognates

  • Q. endë “centre, middle, centre, middle; [ᴹQ.] core” ✧ VT48/25

Derivations

  • HENET “middle” ✧ VT41/16
  • ENED “centre, middle; three” ✧ VT48/25

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
HENET > ente > ened[ɣenet] > [enet] > [ened]✧ VT41/16
ened/l > eneð[ened] > [eneð]✧ VT48/25

Variations

  • Enedh ✧ UT/264
  • ened ✧ VT41/16
  • eneð ✧ VT48/25
Sindarin [UT/264; VT41/16; VT48/25] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ened

noun. centre

ened

noun. core, centre, middle

While the word is written enedh in the Etymologies, it seems that Tolkien considered and reconsidered its form throughout his life. Late rough jottings (c. 1968), as well as the text of letter no. 168 and the fact that the toponym Enedwaith was never changed on the LotR map, seem to imply that ened is the (most) definitive form. See also the possibly related preposition ned , which has sometimes been suggested to mean "in" (while again a prefix nedh- is seen in the Etymologies)

Sindarin [Ety/356, Ety/376, UT/450, Letters/224, VT/41:12,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

enedh

middle

enedh (core, center), pl. enidh

enedh

middle

(core, center), pl. enidh

enedh

center

1) enedh (core, middle), pl. enidh, 2) nest (heart, core), pl. nist

enedh

center

(core, middle), pl. enidh

enedh

core

1) enedh (middle, center), pl. enidh, 2) nest (heart, center), pl. nist

enedh

core

(middle, center), pl. enidh

nest

center

(heart, core), pl. nist

nest

core

(heart, center), pl. nist

Telerin 

ened

adjective. middle

Cognates

  • Q. endë “centre, middle, centre, middle; [ᴹQ.] core” ✧ VT48/25

Derivations

  • ENED “centre, middle; three” ✧ VT48/25

Variations

  • ened- ✧ VT48/25

Primitive elvish

henet

root. middle

Changes

  • HENEDHENET ✧ VT41/16

Derivatives

  • Q. entya “central, middle” ✧ VT41/16; VT41/16
  • S. enaid “central, middle” ✧ VT41/16
  • S. enedh “centre, middle, centre, middle; [N.] core” ✧ VT41/16

Variations

  • HENED ✧ VT41/16 (HENED)
Primitive elvish [VT41/16] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

enedh

noun. core, centre, middle

While the word is written enedh in the Etymologies, it seems that Tolkien considered and reconsidered its form throughout his life. Late rough jottings (c. 1968), as well as the text of letter no. 168 and the fact that the toponym Enedwaith was never changed on the LotR map, seem to imply that ened is the (most) definitive form. See also the possibly related preposition ned , which has sometimes been suggested to mean "in" (while again a prefix nedh- is seen in the Etymologies)

Noldorin [Ety/356, Ety/376, UT/450, Letters/224, VT/41:12,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

enedh

noun. centre, middle, core

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ende “centre, middle, core” ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(E)NED “centre, middle” ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÉNED > enedh[enede] > [eneðe] > [eneð]✧ Ety/ÉNED
Noldorin [Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

ende

noun. centre, middle, core

Cognates

  • N. enedh “centre, middle, core” ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(E)NED “centre, middle” ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Arendien “Midyear’s Day”
  • ᴹQ. Endamar “Middle-earth” ✧ Ety/ÉNED
  • ᴹQ. Endien “Midyear (week)”
  • ᴹQ. Endor “Middle-earth” ✧ Ety/ÉNED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÉNED > ende[enede] > [ende]✧ Ety/ÉNED
ᴹ√NÉD > ende[enede] > [ende]✧ Ety/NÉD
Qenya [Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

enya

adjective. middle, *central, middle

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(E)NED “centre, middle” ✧ Ety/ÉNED

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÉNED > endya > enya[endja] > [enja]✧ Ety/ÉNED

Middle Primitive Elvish

(e)ned

root. centre, middle

Changes

  • EN/ENEDÉNED ✧ Ety/ÉNED

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. ende “centre, middle, core” ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD
  • ᴹQ. enya “middle, *central, middle” ✧ Ety/ÉNED
  • N. enedh “centre, middle, core” ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD
  • N. nedh- “mid-” ✧ Ety/NÉD
  • N. nest “?heart, core”

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Endien “Midyear (week)” ✧ Ety/YEN
  • ᴹQ. Endor “Middle-earth” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Variations

  • NÉD ✧ Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NÉD
  • ÉNED ✧ Ety/NDOR; Ety/YEN
  • EN/ENED ✧ EtyAC/ÉNED (EN/ENED)
  • NED ✧ EtyAC/NĒ̆ (NED)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÉNED; Ety/NDOR; Ety/NÉD; Ety/YEN; EtyAC/ÉNED; EtyAC/NĒ̆] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

sectha

noun/adjective. centre

segrin

adjective. middle

Early Quenya

mekta

adjective. centre

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MEKE “*centre; aim” ✧ QL/060

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MEKE > mekta[mektā] > [mekta]✧ QL/060
Early Quenya [QL/047; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

metl

noun. centre

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MEKE “*centre; aim” ✧ QL/060

Element in

  • Eq. mekilwa “central” ✧ QL/060

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MEKE > metl[meklǝ] > [mekl] > [mekḷ] > [mekḷ] > [metḷ]✧ QL/060
Early Quenya [PME/060; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tóle

noun. centre

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TOLO “*stick up” ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/094
    • ᴱ√TOŁᵂO “[unglossed]” ✧ PE12/016

Element in

  • Eq. tólea “central, middle” ✧ QL/094

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TOLO > tōle[tōlē] > [tōle]✧ QL/094

Variations

  • tólë ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa
  • tōle ✧ QL/094
Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

meqa

adjective. middle

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MEKE “*centre; aim” ✧ QL/060

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MEKE > meqa[mekwā] > [mekwa] > [mekʷa]✧ QL/060
Early Quenya [QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by