Quenya 

hatal

spear

hatal noun "spear" (VT49:14, 33). Another word for "spear" is ehtë.

hatal

noun. spear, spear, *javelin

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHAT “hurl, cast, send through air, loose from hand”

Element in

hat-

fling

hat- (1) vb. "fling" (cited as hatin "I fling", first person sg. aorist), pa.t. hantë (QL:39). The apparently related noun hatal "spear" occurring in late material (VT49:14) suggests that Tolkien eventually decided to maintain hat- "fling", though in the meantime, a distinct verb hat- "break asunder" had occurred in his writings.

ehtë

spear

ehtë (stem *ehti-, given the primitive form ekti) noun "spear" (EK/EKTE). Another word for "spear" is hatal.

Sindarin 

aith

point of spear, spear point

(no distinct pl. form)

naith

spearhead

(gore, wedge, point, promontory); no distinct pl. form;

thela

point of spear, spear point

(-thel), pl. ?thili

ecthel

point of spear, spear point

(pl. ecthil), literally "thorn point&quot

hadron

hurler of spears or darts

(i chadron, o chadron), pl. hedryn (i chedryn), coll. pl. hadronnath

rib

fling

rib- (i rîb, idh ribir) (fly, rush)

rib

fling

(i rîb, idh ribir) (fly, rush)


Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

ehte

noun. spear

Cognates

  • N. eith “spear-point” ✧ Ety/EK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√EK “spear, (sharp) point, thorn” ✧ Ety/EK

Element in

  • ᴺQ. ehtipolca “porcupine, (lit.) spike-pig”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√EKTI > ehte[ekti] > [ekte] > [exte]✧ Ety/EK

Gnomish

engan

noun. spear

Derivations

  • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Early Noldorin

anc

noun. spear

Changes

  • angananc ✧ PE13/137

Derivations

  • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

  • En. e(i)ngion “spearman, †warrior” ✧ PE13/143; PE13/159

Variations

  • angan ✧ PE13/137 (angan)
Early Noldorin [PE13/137; PE13/143; PE13/159] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

elk

noun. spear

Changes

  • elkeelk ✧ QL/035

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ELE “drive, push, thrust, send forth” ✧ QL/035

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ELE > elk[elk]✧ QL/035

Variations

  • elt ✧ PME/035
  • elke ✧ QL/035 (elke)
Early Quenya [PME/035; QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elt

noun. spear