A noun for “herb” appearing in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957, a combination of the roots √LAY and √KWĒ (PE17/159). Tolkien specified that it was used for “anything green, but especially [herbs] as used for food”.
Quenya
laiquë
herb
laiquë
noun. herb
Element in
- ᴺQ. laiquelis “rue (plant)”
laiquë noun "herb" ("anything green, but especially as used for food") (PE17:159)