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!

Early Quenya

laule

noun. life, mode of life

A noun appearing as {laume >>} ᴱQ. lauste “life, mode of life” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√LAWA “✱life (of plants)” (QL/52). Tolkien also gave laule = laume, so presumably this was also equivalent to lauste. The word laume “life” also appeared (undeleted) in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/52).

Neo-Quenya: Since √LAW had a similar meaning in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain ᴺQ. laulë “mode of life” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, along with other words derived from it. In the “Neologism of the Day” (NotD) series on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server posted at 2023-06-18, Valerie suggested this word might mean “✱lifestyle” as well.

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laulemo

noun. inhabitant

A word appearing as ᴱQ. laulemo “inhabitant” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an agental form of ᴱQ. laule “(mode of) life” under the early root ᴱ√LAWA (QL/52).

Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. laulë “(mode of) life” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. laulemo “inhabitant” as well.

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laulesta

noun. livelihood

A noun appearing as {laumesta >>} ᴱQ. laulesta “livelihood” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. laule “mode of life” (QL/52).

Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. laulë, I’d also retain ᴺQ. laulesta for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

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laulesta-

verb. to lead a life, gain a living

A verb appearing as {laumeta- or laumesta- >>} ᴱQ. lausta- or laulesta- “lead a life, gain a living” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. laule “mode of life” (QL/52).

Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. laulë, I’d also retain ᴺQ. laulesta- for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

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laulema

adjective. inhabiting

A word appearing as ᴱQ. laulema “inhabiting” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently an adjectival form of ᴱQ. laulemo “inhabitant” (QL/52).

Neo-Quenya: Since I retain ᴺQ. laulemo “inhabitant” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. laulema “inhabiting” as well.

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laulemuine

noun. people of the neighborhood, population

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laume

noun. life

lauste

noun. life, mode of life

koi

noun. life

koile

noun. life

koire

noun. life

Early Quenya [LT1A/Koivië-néni; PE13/141; PE16/060; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lausta-

verb. to lead a life, gain a living

loa

noun. life

A noun for “life” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√LAWA, apparently an alternate name of ᴱQ. Vána (QL/52).

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