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

lú

noun. 24 hours, day

Cognates

  • G. lu “occasion, time”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LUHU “*time” ✧ QL/056

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LUHU > lū[lux] > [luɣ] > [lū]✧ QL/056

Variations

  • lū ✧ PME/056; QL/056
Early Quenya [PME/056; QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lúme

noun. time

Changes

  • lūme- → lūmi- ✧ QL/056

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LUHU “*time” ✧ QL/056

Element in

  • Eq. ielúme “long ago” ✧ PE15/68
  • Eq. -llume “-times” ✧ PE14/051
  • Eq. lúmia “pertaining to time, temporal” ✧ QL/056
  • Eq. oalúme “shearing time” ✧ QL/071

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LUHU > lūme[luxmi] > [luxme] > [luɣme] > [lūme]✧ QL/056

Variations

  • lūme- ✧ PME/056; QL/056 (lūme-)
  • lūme ✧ QL/056; QL/071 (lūme)
Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/084; PE15/68; PME/056; QL/056; QL/071] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qinga

noun. bow

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QINGI “*bow” ✧ QL/077

Element in

  • Eq. iluqinga “rainbow” ✧ LT1A/Ilweran

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QINGI > qinga[kʷiŋgā] > [kʷiŋga]✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [LT1A/Ilweran; PME/077; QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by