A noun in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 glossed “venom, poison(ousness)” derived from the root √SLOY (PE17/185). I think this applies to poison in the abstract, as opposed to hloima used for a specific venomous substance.
Quenya
hloirë
venom, poison, poisonousness
hloirë
noun. venom, poison, poisonousness
Cognates
- S. lhoer “venom, poison(ousness)” ✧ PE17/185
Derivations
- √SLOY “*poison” ✧ PE17/185
Element in
- Q. hloirëa “venomous, venomous, *poisonous” ✧ PE17/185
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √SLOY > hloire [sloire] > [l̥oire] ✧ PE17/185 Variations
- hloire ✧ PE17/185
hloirë noun "venom, poison, poisonousness" (PE17:185)