loico
corpse, dead body
loico
noun. corpse, dead body
A word for “corpse, dead body” in the 1960s version of the Markirya poem (MC/223). It may be related to noirë “tomb” via an unattested root (N)DOY as suggested by David Salo in a post on the Elfling mailing list in 2012.
Conceptual Development: In the version of the poem from around 1930, Tolkien used the word ᴱQ. kaivo “corpse” (MC/214, 221), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KAYA “lie, rest; dwell” (QL/46).
Loicorin
loicorin
[Loicorin], possibly a synonym of Ilcorin, q.v. (VT45:29)
loicolícuma
noun. corpse-candle
A word for “a corpse-candle” in the Markirya poem from the 1960s, a combination of loico “corpse” and lícuma “candle” (MC/222-223).
Conceptual Development: In the version of the poem from around 1930, this was ᴱQ. kaivo-kalma “corpse-candle” (MC/214)
loicolícuma
corpse-candle
loicolícuma noun "corpse-candle" (Markirya)
caivo
corpse
caivo _("k")_noun "corpse" (MC:221; Tolkien's later Quenya has loico or quelet)
quelet
corpse
quelet ("q") (quelets-, as in pl. queletsi) noun "corpse" (KWEL; Markirya also has loico)
caivo-calma
corpse-light
caivo-calma _("k")_noun "corpse-light" = corpsecandle (MC:214; this is "Qenya": Tolkien's later Quenya has loicolícuma)
loico noun "corpse, dead body" (so in Markirya; Etym also has quelet of similar meaning)