lin

noun. snake

A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).

lin

noun. melody, air, tune, musical voice

lindo

masculine name. Lindo

Name of an elf in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/14; LT2/70). The meaning of this name is unclear, but it might contain lin “melody”.

lindelóte

proper name. Lindelóte

linqil

masculine name. Linqil

Rejected name of Ulmo in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/61), perhaps derived from the root ᴱ√LIQI having to do with water.

linwe tinto

proper name. Linwe Tinto

linde

noun. linde

lingwe

noun. snake, worm

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “snake” with variants lingwe and lingo, an elaboration of ᴱQ. lin (ling-) of the same meaning (QL/54). Lingwe “snake” also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/54), but in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s it was glossed “worm” (PE16/145). In later writings, lingwë was “fish” (NM/336; Ety/LIW).

lintuilinda

adjective. many-swallows of autumn

An adjective appearing in both the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s, glossed “many-swallows of autumn” in the Qenya Lexicon as a combination of ᴱQ. lin- “many” and ᴱQ. tuilindo “swallow” (QL/53, PME/53). It appeared as the untranslated adjective lintuilind(ov)a in the ᴱQ. Narqelion poem (VT40/8), and a more accurate translation might be “✱many-swallowed”.

lindelokte

noun. laburnum, (lit.) singing cluster

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as ᴱQ. lindelokte “singing-cluster, laburnum”, a combination of ᴱQ. lin (lind-) “musical voice” and ᴱQ. lokte “flower cluster” (QL/55). ᴱQ. Lindelokte was also an earlier name for Q. Laurelin, one of the two trees (LT1/22).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I would update this word to ᴺQ. lindelos (lindelós-) “laburnum, (lit.) singing cluster”, using the later elements lindë “singing” and lós [þ] “mass of flowers”. I think this word can coexist with culumalda which Tolkien said also might refer to a laburnum (RC/626).

lintitinwe

adjective. having many stars, many-starred

An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. lintitinwe “having many stars” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with initial element ᴱQ. li(n)- “many” and final element ᴱQ. tinwe “star” along with a bit of reduplication as was common with this prefix (QL/53, 92). It appeared as lititinwe “many-starred” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/53), either a slip or a reduction of the prefix to li-.

lintasarindea

adjective. having many willows

A word for “having many willows” appearing in various notes from the 1910s and 20s as linta(ta)sarind(e)a (QL/53), lintasarind(e)a (PME/53) and lintatasarindea (PE14/112). It is a combination of ᴱQ. li(n)- “many” and an adjectival form of ᴱQ. tasarin “willow”. The possibly duplicated ta(ta) in this word seems to be an artifact of the prefix ᴱQ. li(n)-; compare to limpa(pa)lasse(a) “much roaring” based on ᴱQ. palasse “splashing” (QL/53).

linqea

adjective. watery

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “watery”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. linqe “water” (QL/54).

linda

adjective. singing

lindelokte

proper name. Singing Cluster

lindea

adjective. singing, *musical

lindele

noun. music, song

lindelea

adjective. melodious

linda

adjective. gentle, kind; soft

lindo

noun. singer

lindórea

adjective. singing at dawn (esp. of birds)

linga-

verb. to hum like the string of a harp

lingwin

noun. serpent, dragon

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

linqe

noun/adjective. water, stream; flowing, wet

lint

noun. fluff, down, soft stuff

linta-

verb. to soothe

lintuilindórea

adjective. of autumn; when many swallows congregate and sing at dawn

lintyulussea

adjective. having many poplars

linya-

verb. to run or flow smoothly

lindelin

noun. melody, tune

lingo

noun. snake

lingwilla

noun. coil, spire

linta(ta)sarind(e)a

adjective. having many willows

lintu(tu)lussea

adjective. having many poplars

lintutyulussea

adjective. having many poplars

líne

noun. thread, cotton

ar i·súru laustuváro lintataurelasselindon

*and the wind will roar like many forest leaves

The fifth phrase (lines 9-10) of the intermediate version of the Oilima Markirya poem (PE16/77). The first word is the ar(a) “and” followed by the definitive form i·súru of súru “wind” and the future 3rd-singular masculine inflection of the verb lausta- “to roar”. The noun súru seems to be the subject even though it is not inflected into the nominative.

The phrase ends with a long compound combining li(n)- “many”, taure “forest” and the adverbial plural form of lasse “leaf”: lasselindon = “like leaves”. The uninflected compound lintataurelasse is translated “many many forest leaves” in the notes accompanying the poem. Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter suggest that the element -ta- may be a reduplication of the initial part of the following word taure “forest” (PE16/79).

The phrase loosely corresponds to the ninth and tenth lines of the English translations of the poem LA2a-LA2b (PE16/68-9): “who shall hear the wind roaring like leaves of (all) forests”, but is closer to the lines in the first English translation LA1a (PE16/67): “the wind was roaring like leaves of a forest”, which is almost the same except for the tense of the verb.

Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:

> ar i·súru laust-uvá-ro lin-ta-taure-lasse-li-ndon = “✱and the·wind roar-(future)-he many-many-forest-leaf-(plural)-like”

ailin

noun. shore

A word for “shore” in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem and its draft of the late 1920s (MC/213, 221), in one place given an archaic form aile and a translation “beach” (PE16/75). In the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s, this word became Q. hresta (MC/221-222), whereas Q. ailin itself usually meant “lake” in later writings.

laurelin

proper name. Singing-gold

ríma

noun. line of seeds planted, row, series, furrow

A noun appearing as ᴱQ. rīma “line of seeds planted, row, series, furrow” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√RIẎI “scatter” (QL/80).

Neo-Quenya: This early root seems to have survived as (unglossed) ᴹ√RĪI̯ in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s with the derivative ᴹQ. rí “reed, grass-stem” (PE21/38). As such I think early derivatives of this root can be salvaged for purposes of Neo-Quenya, in this case as ᴺQ. ríma “line of seeds planted, row, series, furrow”. Note that this conflicts with ᴹQ. ríma “edge, hem, border” from The Etymologies written around 1937 under the root ᴹ√RĪ (Ety/RĪ). However, Tolkien revised this 1937 root form to ᴹ√SRI (EtyAC/RĪ), so I think this word from The Etymologies should be updated to ᴺQ. hríma “edge, hem, border” which eliminates the conflict.

ᴺQ. ríma “furrow” also conflicts with 1968 Q. ríma “fillet, snood, ✱headband, hairnet” (NM/353), but in this case I think the two words can co-exist as they are unlikely to be used in the same contexts.

rípe

noun. line, margin, bank of stream, edging of grass, border

tie

noun. line, direction, route, road, path

masta-

verb. to tarry, linger

filma

noun. fine hair, line

mara-

verb. to tarry, linger

nyas

noun. scratch, score, line, mark

ingwil(in)

noun. eel

This noun appeared as ingwil or ingwilin (ingwiling-) “eel” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of ᴱQ. ingwe “fish” and ᴱQ. lin (ling-) “snake” (QL/43). The word ingwil(in) “eel” also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/43).

Neo-Quenya: I would update this word to ᴺQ. lingwileuca “eel” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, a combination of the later words Q. lingwë “fish” and Q. leuca “snake”.

windea

adjective. fishlike

A word appearing as windea or uindea “fishlike” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s from a variant ᴱ✶w̯i of the early root ᴱ√IWI “fish” (QL/97).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d adapt this word as ᴺQ. lingwëa from later Q. lingwë “fish”.

li(n)-

prefix. many

liri-

verb. to sing

lia

noun. twine

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

aire

adjective. old

alle

?. [unglossed]

anai

noun. woman

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s form “woman” with variants anai and anî, a feminine form ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

angwe

?. [unglossed]

anwe

?. [unglossed]

anî

noun. woman

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

eant

?. [unglossed]

ematte

?. [unglossed]

ere-

verb. to go

fent

noun. serpent, dragon

fenume

noun. dragon

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

hohye

noun. fluff

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

ilma

noun. air

A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).

ingwe

noun. fish

intya

?. [unglossed]

ka

?. [unglossed]

kie

noun. path

kondo

noun. dragon

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

lantanwa

adjective. [unglossed]

las

noun. [unglossed]

lelko

pronoun. you (emphatic); 2nd pl. pronoun

leqet

noun. joint

lia(r)

adjective. many

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

limba

adjective. many

liqin(a)

adjective. wet

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

líneneldora

adjective. having many beeches

A word in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s glossed “having many beeches”, a combination of ᴱQ. li(n)- “many” and an adjectival form of ᴱQ. neldor “beech” (QL/53).

min-

verb. [unglossed]

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

nemba

noun. thread

A noun for “thread” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√NEME having to do with sewing (QL/65).

nenda

adjective. wet

nierme

?. [unglossed]

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

nyél

noun. woman

A word for “woman” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s with stem form nyel-, as indicated by its accusative nyela (PE16/135). Its etymology is unclear; Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson suggested it might be connected to the early root ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” or later root ᴹ√NYEL “ring, sing”, but these both feel like stretches to me.

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

nî

noun. woman

oksa

noun. joint

ola-

prefix. many

olli

adjective. many

olli-

prefix. many

oqi

noun. snake

palastor

noun. surf

A word for “surf” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from ᴱ√Palas (QL/72).

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

qen

noun. Elf

qende

noun. Elf

ralle

?. [unglossed]

rauka

adjective. swift

saile

noun. [unglossed]

salke

noun. grass

salki

noun. grass

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

sauke

?. [unglossed]

sindi

noun. river

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “river” derived from the root ᴱ√SIŘI [SIÐI] (QL/84). The same word appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/84).

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

súme

?. [unglossed]

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

tea

adjective. straight

tie-

verb. to go

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

toron

?. [unglossed]

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

tína

adjective. straight

uindea

adjective. fishlike

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

umpai

?. [unglossed]

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

usult

?. [unglossed]

valle

?. [unglossed]

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

yu

?. [unglossed]

úqa

adjective. wet