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).

hanstovánen

place name. Hanstovánen

A name of the beaching place of the ship Mornie, first appearing as (rejected) Mornielta and Vane Hansto (LT1/170). The meaning of this name is unclear.

hant

adverb. down, to the ground

hanta

noun. a blow with an axe

A word for “a blow with an axe” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s derived from primitive ᴱ✶skantá (PE13/147).

karpan

noun. hank (of wool etc.)

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “hank (of wool, etc.)” under the early root ᴱ√KᴬRPᴬR “pluck” (QL/45).

pimpilin

noun. hanging tail, tassel

A word appearing as ᴱQ. pimpilin (pimpilind-) “hanging tail, tassel” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. pint (pimp-) “tail” (QL/74). The meaning of the second element is unclear: its form resembles ᴱQ. lin(d-) “musical voice, tune” (QL/54) but that meaning doesn’t fit. The second element might instead be a variant of ᴱQ. lint (linty-) “fluff, down, soft stuff” (QL/54).

Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. pimpë for “tail”, I’d retain ᴺQ. pimpilin for “tassel, hanging tail” without being overly concerned about the meaning of its second element.

unqilla(r)

noun. handle of jar; pothook

A word appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as ᴱQ. unqilla “handle of jar; pothook” under the early root ᴱ√(U)ṆQ(U)Ṇ that might be an independent root meaning “✱hook”, or might be identical to ᴱ√(U)ṆQ(U)Ṇ having to do with ears (QL/98). The contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa had ᴱQ. unqillar “jar handle” (PME/98).

maite

adjective. handed

maqa

adjective. handy, skilled (with hands)

má

noun. hand

makte

noun. hand

maqalea

adjective. handy, skilled (with hands)

tókele

noun. handling

luvu-

verb. to lower, hang, brood

A verb for “lower, hang, brood” (presumably of clouds) in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√LUVU (QL/57).

pipte-

verb. to fall (of folds or clusters), hang, trail

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fall (of folds, clusters, etc.), hang, trail”, derived from the early root ᴱ√PIPI “hang, trail” (QL/74).

toko-

verb. to feel with the hand, handle; to appraise, tax, assess, assay; to try, test, essay, endeavour

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. toko- in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TOKO with various meanings: “feel with the hand, handle; appraise, tax, assess, assay; try, test, essay, endeavour” (QL/94).

Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. toc- for purposes of Neo-Quenya but only for the sense “appraise, tax, assess, assay”. For “handle” I would use mahta-, and for “try” I would use nev- or ric-.

ank

noun. loop, handle, ring

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “loop, handle, ring” for holding something, derived from the early root ᴱ√ᵁNQᵁN having to do with ears (QL/31, 98). Tolkien considered transferring it to the root ᴱ√AQA “grasp, hold” (QL/31).

kinka-

verb. to hang (intr.)

kinkata-

verb. to hang (tr.)

lunga(na)-

verb. to sag, bend (down), hang heavy, lean

qiqi-

verb. to hang, droop

anúre

noun. manliness, masculinity

A noun appearing as ᴱQ. anūre “manliness, masculinity” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31). In the entry, this word was predeceded by the definite article i and Tolkien gave it the alternate gloss “concr. men in general”; by this I assume Tolkien mean anúre by itself meant “masculinity”, but with the definite article i anúre meant “men in general”.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would modify this word to ᴺQ. hanúrë, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

anúva

adjective. doughty

A word appearing as ᴱQ. anūva “doughty” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. hanúva “doughty, ✱manly”, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

anúvie

noun. manhood, doughtyness

A word appearing as ᴱQ. anūvie “manhood, doughtyness” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an abstract noun form of ᴱQ. anūva “doughty” (QL/31).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. hanúvië, basing it instead on later ᴹQ. hanu “male” (Ety/ƷAN).

anta-

verb. to give

hyanda-

verb. to mow, cleave

a

pronoun. it

alle

?. [unglossed]

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

angwe

?. [unglossed]

anqa(r)

noun. ear

anuon

noun. monk

anusta

noun. monastery

anustar

noun. monk

anwe

?. [unglossed]

atta

preposition. above

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

eant

?. [unglossed]

ematte

?. [unglossed]

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).

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

fion

noun. son

A word glossed {“nephew” >>} “son” in an isolated entry of the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with stem form fiond- (QL/37). The same word appeared unglossed under the early root ᴱ√SUẈU where it was derived from primitive ᴱ✶þẉ-iı̯on-d (QL/87).

furu

noun. lie

har-

verb. to remain

hata-

verb. to hurl, fling

herendo

noun. brother

A word for “brother” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with numerous variants: herendo or herēro, hestaner, and hesta(noi)nu, all based on the early root ᴱ√HESE that was the basis for “brother” and “sister” words (QL/40). Of these Tolkien said herendo/herēro was the “ordinary word”, and herendo appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).

heréro

noun. brother

hestaner

noun. brother

hestanoinu

noun. brother

hestanu

noun. brother

hilmo

noun. son

hilu

noun. son

A word for “son” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants hilu and hilmo under the early root ᴱ√HILI (QL/40), both variants also appearing in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

intya

?. [unglossed]

ion

noun. son

In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, ᴱQ. Ion was the “mystic name of God, 2nd Person of Blessed Trinity”, that is the “Son” in the “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” trinity (QL/43). In that document yon or yond- was given in a couple of places as (archaic?) words for “son” (QL/43, 106). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, Tolkien gave ion as the equivalent of ᴱN. gó “son”, along with a plural form yondi (PE13/113). However, in the English-Qenya Dictionary Tolkien said yondi was an irregular plural form of ᴱQ. yondo “son” (PE15/77), and this is the form he typically used in later writings.

ka

?. [unglossed]

kasse

preposition. above

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

las

noun. [unglossed]

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

marikta

noun. wrist

min-

verb. [unglossed]

nahúa

noun. giant

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

nauva

noun. giant

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

ne

conjunction. that

nierme

?. [unglossed]

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

orta

preposition. above

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

qan

noun. ear

ralle

?. [unglossed]

saile

noun. [unglossed]

sanda

adjective. that

santo

pronoun. that

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

sauke

?. [unglossed]

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

sóra

noun. seat

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

súme

?. [unglossed]

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

tande

adverb. thither

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

tanya

adjective. that

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

toron

?. [unglossed]

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

umpai

?. [unglossed]

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

usult

?. [unglossed]

valle

?. [unglossed]

via

adjective. male

An adjective in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “male”, likely related to ᴱQ. vie “teors” [= “✱penis”] (PE16/135).

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

vondo

noun. son

vô

noun. son

yon

noun. son

yu

?. [unglossed]

yó

noun. son