er

adverb/conjunction. only, but, still

er

adverb/adjective. one, only, alone, a single

erinti

feminine name. Erinti

erúmea

adjective. outer, outermost

erda

adjective. solitary, deserted

er-

verb. to remain

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s implied by its present erin “remains” and past ēre, both under the early root ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” (QL/36).

ere(n)

noun. iron, steel

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “iron or steel” (QL/36), equated ᴱQ. yeren which was elsewhere glossed “pig iron” (QL/105). ᴱQ. ĕrĕ(n) was also mentioned (along with yĕrĕ(n)) in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon in the entry for G. ger “ore, metal” (GL/38). Its most notable use in the 1910s was as an element in ᴱQ. Eremandu or Erimandu “Hells of Iron” (PE15/20), a variant of ᴱQ. Angamandi (LT1/77). Since Tolkien only used the latter form in the narratives, it is likely Tolkien abandoned eren early on.

eriollo

place name. Ironcliffs

Qenya name for G. Angol appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/19), a compound of ere(n) “iron” and ollo “cliff” according to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Eriol). In the tales themselves this name appeared as Erenol, but was soon changed to Evadrien.

ere-

verb. to go

A deleted verb in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s with present form ere “goes” and past tense erne “went”, perhaps based on the early root ᴱ√ERE [EÐE] “out” as suggested by the editors (PE16/133).

erefainu

noun. release

A noun(?) in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “release” as combination of ᴱQ. ere- “out” and ᴱQ. fainu- “to release” (QL/36). Tolkien said that “f [was] retained because of cpd. sense”, in other words intervocalic f did not become v as it usually did in Early Qenya (PE12/20) because it was part of a recognized compound. This word also had a variant erevainu where the intervocalic change did occur.

erumaite

adjective. one handed

A word for “one handed” in the Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s, a combination of ᴱQ. eru “once” and ᴱQ. maite “handed” (PE14/51, 81; PE16/140). As published in PE14, the form given for the manuscript version of EQG was erumaili (PE14/51), but according to Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson this was a misprint for erumaite (PE16/140).

erintion

proper name. second half of January

A period described as the “second half of January”, derived from the name of Erinti and appearing in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/36).

eresse

adverb. alone, by oneself, singly, only; once

eruman

place name. beyond the abode of the Mánir

eru

adverb. outward

eremandu

place name. Hells of Iron

eressea

adjective. lonely

eriol

masculine name. One Who Dreams Alone

ere-

prefix. out

eru

adverb. once

erus(ta)

noun/adjective. outside

erya

adjective. only, single

erevainu

noun. release

nierme

?. [unglossed]

oryat

noun. badger

A word appearing as ᴱQ. oryat “badger” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” (QL/70). Tolkien marked the word with a “?” and gave it two different stem forms oryak- and oryap-. In the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, the word had only one stem form oryap-, and appeared beside a longer form oryapin, perhaps an accusative or feminine form (PE12/xxi). With this stem form, it might be a combination of ᴱ√ORO “high” with (onomatopoeic?) ᴱ√YAPA “snarl”, so perhaps originally meaning “✱high-yapper” referring to the badger’s high-pitched bark, as suggested by Lokyt in a 2021 Discord chat.

Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. oryat (oryap-) “badger” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, with the semi-onomatopoeic derivation “✱high-yapper” suggested above.

paláva

adjective. wandering

An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. palāva “wandering” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s based on ᴱQ. palava- “to stray, wander” (QL/71).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this to ᴺQ. ranyaila “wandering”, the active participle of the 1930s verb [ᴹQ.] ranya- “stray, ✱wander”.

arqilis

noun. desert

A word given in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “desert”, apparently a noun formation from ᴱQ. arqa “arid, parched, dry” (QL/32).

mel(i)na

adjective. dear

ama

noun. mother

ambi

noun. mother

amis

noun. mother

avesta

noun. summer

(m)ambe

noun. mother

amaimi

noun. mother

ambe

noun. mother

ammi

noun. mother

saiwali

noun. summer

âmi

noun. mother

aldare

noun. wood

A word glossed “wood” in the margins of Tolkien’s notes on The Creatures of the Earth from the 1910s, clearly an elaboration ᴱQ. alda “tree” as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE14/7).

tie-

verb. to go

A deleted verb in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, probably related to ᴱQ. tie “path” and the early root ᴱ√TEHE as suggested by the editors (PE16/133).

málos

noun. forest

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as the cognate of G. goloth “forest”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- (GL/41). This is likely a combination of ᴱ✶ŋu̯a “together” and some elaboration of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread”, the basis of “tree” words, so probably originally “✱together spread(ing)” or something to that effect.

ulird(e)a

adjective. pitiless, cruel, (lit.) without bowels

@@@ possibly based on unattested hir(d) “innards, bowels, guts”, cognate of ᴱN. girdh, as suggested by Damien Bador in private correspondance

kaitoile

noun. rest

A noun appearing as kaitȯile “rest” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently derived from (deleted) ᴱQ. kaito- “lie quiet” (QL/46). The significance of the marked ȯ is not clear.

kolimen

noun. prick

A word for “a prick” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of ᴱQ. koli- “to prick” (QL/47).

lunde timpínea

proper name. April

A name for the month of April in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/56), a combination of lunde “month” and timpínea “showery” (i.e. “April showers”).

lunde tiqilindea

proper name. February

A name for the month of February in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/56), a combination of lunde “month” and tiqilindea “thawing”.

lómina

adjective. shadowy

A word for “shadowy” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective form of ᴱQ. lōmin “shade, shadow” (QL/55).

tuiléris

proper name. April

A name for the month of April in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/96), apparently an elaboration of Tuilére “Spring”.

elmavoite

masculine name. One-handed

angamandi

place name. Hells of Iron

tur

noun. king

anwe

?. [unglossed]

ehta

noun. thorn

irya

noun. wish

ka

?. [unglossed]

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

maite

adjective. handed

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

yu

?. [unglossed]

an

noun. gift

anga

noun. iron

ar

noun. child

ekke

noun. thorn

ematte

?. [unglossed]

faika

adjective. free

faire

adjective. free

har-

verb. to remain

hi

pronoun. she; 3rd sg. fem. pronoun

hil(de)

noun. child

keny-

verb. to prick

koli-

verb. to prick

las

noun. [unglossed]

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

líse

adjective. sweet

melin

adjective. dear, beloved

mile

noun. seed

minya

ordinal. first

mir

cardinal. one

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

orne

noun. tree

oro-

verb. to rise

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

saile

noun. [unglossed]

santa

adjective. dear, beloved

sauke

?. [unglossed]

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

suksa

adjective. sweet

sutya

adjective. sweet

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

súme

?. [unglossed]

taure

noun. forest

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

tongo

noun. iron

toron

?. [unglossed]

usult

?. [unglossed]

vala

noun. God

vardo

noun. prince

yando

adverb. also

alle

?. [unglossed]

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

angwe

?. [unglossed]

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

eant

?. [unglossed]

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

intya

?. [unglossed]

min-

verb. [unglossed]

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

ralle

?. [unglossed]

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

umpai

?. [unglossed]

valle

?. [unglossed]

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

amillion

noun. February

arne

noun. child

el

adverb/adjective. one

i-

prefix. she; 3rd sg. fem. pronoun

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

olirdea

adjective. pitiless, cruel, (lit.) without bowels

orme

noun. tree

piosenna

noun. holly

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

rauka

adjective. swift

sovalwaris

noun. February

tahorme

noun. mountain

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

taorme

noun. mountain

taurie

noun. forest

turanion

noun. prince

turillo

noun. prince

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

túranu

noun. king

túrion

noun. prince

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

vardar

noun. king

áno

noun. gift