Quenya 

tyelca

swift, agile

tyelca ("k")adj. "swift, agile" (KYELEK), "hasty" (PM:353)

larca

swift, rapid

larca ("k")adj. "swift, rapid" (LAK2)

linta

swift

linta adj. "swift"; pl. lintë attested (PE17:63. Nam, RGEO:66) Cf. lintië.

linta

adjective. swift

Cognates

  • S. lim “quick, swift” ✧ PE17/147

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(S)LIT “swiftly[?] speed[?]”

Element in

Quenya [LotR/0377; PE17/059; PE17/063; PE17/076; PE17/147; RGEO/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rindë

adjective. swift

Derivations

Element in

alarca

swift, rapid

alarca ("k")adj. "swift, rapid" (LAK2)

arauca

swift, rushing

arauca ("k")adj. "swift, rushing" (LT2:347). Compare arauco.

Sindarin 

celeg

adjective. swift, agile, hasty

Sindarin [Ety/366, PM/353, VT/41:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lim

adjective. swift

adj. swift. Noro lim, noro lim Asfaloth. 'Run swift, run swift Asfaloth'. Q. limbe,#linta.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:18:147] < *_lĭmbĭ_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

lagor

adjective. swift, rapid

The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.

Sindarin [Ety/367, VT/45:25, Tengwestie/20050318, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

celeg

swift

1) celeg (agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig, 2) lagor, analogical pl. legyr, 3) legrin (rapid), no distinct pl. form, 4) lint (no distinct pl. form)

celeg

swift

(agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig

legrin

swift

(rapid), no distinct pl. form

lint

swift

(no distinct pl. form)

lagor

swift

analogical pl. legyr

Primitive elvish

rindi

adjective. swift

Derivatives

Primitive elvish [PE21/81] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

celeg

adjective. swift, agile, hasty

Noldorin [Ety/366, PM/353, VT/41:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

celeg

adjective. swift, agile

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tyelka “swift, agile” ✧ Ety/KYELEK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KYELEK “swift, agile” ✧ Ety/KYELEK

Element in

  • N. Celegorn “*Swift-impetuous” ✧ Ety/KYELEK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KYELEK > celeg[kjeleka] > [keleka] > [kelek] > [keleg]✧ Ety/KYELEK
Noldorin [Ety/KYELEK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhagr

adjective. swift, rapid

The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.

Noldorin [Ety/367, VT/45:25, Tengwestie/20050318, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Rohirric

arod

masculine name. Swift

Rohirric [LotRI/Arod; RSI/Arod; SDI1/Arod; TI/402; TII/Arod; WRI/Arod] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

tyelka

adjective. swift, agile

Cognates

  • N. celeg “swift, agile” ✧ Ety/KYELEK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KYELEK “swift, agile” ✧ Ety/KYELEK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KYELEK > tyelka[kjelekā] > [kjelkā] > [tjelkā] > [tjelka]✧ Ety/KYELEK

Middle Primitive Elvish

kyelek

root. swift, agile

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “swift, agile”, with derivatives ᴹQ. tyelka and N. celeg of the same meaning (Ety/KYELEK). The latter was an element in the name N. Celegorn, and in The Shibboleth of Fëanor from the late 1960s Tolkien give his name as Q. Tyelcormo, (North) S. Celegorm “Hasty-riser”, with tyelca “hasty” indicating the continued validity of this root, albeit with a slightly different meaning (PM/353). However, in 1957 Notes on Names (NN), Tolkien gave his Quenya name as Q. Celec-ormë (PE17/112), but the meaning of the initial element isn’t clear, since in these notes it was adapted phonetically into Sindarin rather than translated.

Derivatives

  • ✶kelekā “*hasty”
    • Q. tyelca “hasty, hasty; [ᴹQ.] agile, swift” ✧ VT41/10
    • S. celeg “*hasty, hasty; [N.] agile, swift” ✧ VT41/10
  • ᴹQ. tyelka “swift, agile” ✧ Ety/KYELEK
  • N. celeg “swift, agile” ✧ Ety/KYELEK

Element in

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GOR; Ety/KYELEK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lak

root. swift

Middle Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

arog

adjective. swift, swift, [G.] rushing, torrential

Cognates

  • Eq. (a)rauka “swift, rushing” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
Early Noldorin [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

rauka

adjective. swift