Quenya 

sairina

magic

sairina adj.? "magic" (evidently adj. rather than noun) (GL:72)

curu

noun. skill, skill; [ᴱQ.] magic, wizardry

@@@ more accurately what men would might “magic”, but to the Elves including what is to them ordinary skills such as mental communication and powers of foresight

Cognates

  • S. curu “skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability, skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability; [N.] cunning; [ᴱN.] magic” ✧ SA/curu

Derivations

  • √KUR “have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, [ᴹ√] craft”

Element in

  • Q. Curufinwë “*Skilled-Finwë” ✧ SA/curu; SI/Fëanor
  • Q. Curumo “*Skilled-one”
  • ᴺQ. curuni “witch, *sorceress, female magician (not necessarily evil)”
Quenya [SA/curu; SI/Fëanor] Group: Eldamo. Published by

curu

skill

curu noun "skill" in names like Curufinwë (q.v.) and Sindarin Curufin, Curunir. (SA; possibly the same as curo, curu- above but there was a word curu ["k"] in Tolkien's early "Qenya", glossed "magic, wizardry" [LT1:269]).

ingolë

noun. lore, science, philosophy, lore, science, philosophy; [ᴹQ.] deep lore, magic

Cognates

  • T. engole “lore” ✧ WJ/383

Derivations

  • ✶ñgōlē “Science/Philosophy as a whole” ✧ PM/360
    • √ÑGOL “knowledge, wisdom, lore, knowledge, wisdom, lore; [ᴹ√] wise, be wise” ✧ PM/360
  • √ÑGOL “knowledge, wisdom, lore, knowledge, wisdom, lore; [ᴹ√] wise, be wise” ✧ WJ/383

Element in

  • Q. ingolmo “loremaster, wizard, one with very great knowledge, loremaster, wizard, one with very great knowledge, *scientist” ✧ WJ/383

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶ñgōlē > Ingolë[ŋ̣gōlē] > [iŋgōlē] > [iŋgōle]✧ PM/360
√NGOL > iñgole[ŋ̣gōlē] > [iŋgōlē] > [iŋgōle]✧ WJ/383

Variations

  • Ingolë ✧ PM/360
  • iñgole ✧ WJ/383
Quenya [PM/360; WJ/383] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Ingolë

science/philosophy

Ingolë noun "Science/Philosophy" as a whole (PM:360; WJ:383 has ingolë_ ["iñgole"], glossed "lore". In the Etymologies, stem ÑGOL, the word _ingolë was marked as archaic or poetic and is glossed "deep lore, magic").

nólemë

deep lore, wisdom

nólemë (ñ) noun "deep lore, wisdom" (LT1:263). Perhaps replaced by Nolmë in Tolkien's later Quenya.

luhtu

noun. magic, spell

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUK “magic, enchantment”

sairina

adjective. magic, *magical

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SAY “know, understand”

Sindarin 

gûl

noun. magic lore, long study (being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things)

Sindarin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gûl

noun. perverted or evil knowledge, sorcery, necromancy

Sindarin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

angol

magic

(deep lore), pl. engyl. Note: a homophone means "stench".

gûl

magic

1) gûl (i ngûl = i ñûl, o n**gûl = o ñgûl, construct gul) (sorcery, necromancy, evil knowledge), pl. guil (in guil = i ñguil) (Silm:App, MR:250, WJ:383), 2) angol (deep lore), pl. engyl**. Note: a homophone means "stench". DARK MAGIC, see .

gûl

magic

(i ngûl = i ñûl, o n’gûl = o ñgûl, construct gul) (sorcery, necromancy, evil knowledge), pl. guil (in guil = i ñguil) (Silm:App, MR:250, WJ:383)

angol

deep lore

angol (magic), pl. engyl. Note: a homophone means "stench".

ist

lore

ist (knowledge); no distinct pl. form.

ist

lore

(knowledge); no distinct pl. form.

curu

skill

curu (i guru, o churu) (cunning, cunning device, craft), pl. cyry (i chyry). Archaic *curw, hence the coll. pl. is likely curwath. (VT45:24)

curu

skill

(i guru, o churu) (cunning, cunning device, craft), pl. cyry (i chyry). Archaic ✱curw, hence the coll. pl. is likely curwath. (VT45:24)

golu

secret lore

(i ngolu = i ñolu, o n’golu = o ñgolu), analogical pl. gely (in gely = i ñgely) if there is a pl. Archaic golw, hence golwath as the likely coll. pl.****

Telerin 

engole

noun. lore

Cognates

  • Q. ingolë “lore, science, philosophy, lore, science, philosophy; [ᴹQ.] deep lore, magic” ✧ WJ/383

Derivations

  • √ÑGOL “knowledge, wisdom, lore, knowledge, wisdom, lore; [ᴹ√] wise, be wise” ✧ WJ/383

Noldorin 

gûl

noun. magic

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nóle “wisdom” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
  • Ilk. durgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
  • Ilk. morgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Element in

  • N. durgul “sorcery”
  • N. morgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > gûl[ŋgōle] > [ŋgūle] > [gūle] > [gūl]✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angol

noun. deep lore, magic

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

angol

noun. deep lore, magic

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ingole “deep lore, magic” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > angol[ŋ̣gole] > [aŋgole] > [aŋgol]✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Variations

  • angol ✧ Ety/ÑGOL (angol)
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ist

noun. lore, knowledge

Noldorin [Ety/361] Group: SINDICT. Published by

golw

noun. lore

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nolwe “wisdom, (secret) lore” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > golw[ŋgolwe] > [golwe] > [golw] > [golu]✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gûl

noun. magic lore, long study (being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things)

Noldorin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gûl

noun. perverted or evil knowledge, sorcery, necromancy

Noldorin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Qenya 

ingole

noun. deep lore, magic

Cognates

  • N. angol “deep lore, magic” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > ingole[ŋ̣gōlē] > [iŋgōlē] > [iŋgōle]✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Doriathrin

(n)golo

noun. magic, lore

A Doriathrin noun for “magic, lore” from the primitive root ᴹ√ÑGOL (Ety/ÑGOL), most likely from the primitive form ✱✶ŋgolwe based on its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. nolwe. In the entry for ÑGOL in The Etymologies, it appeared as (n)golo, indicating a variation of the usual rule that [[ilk|initial [ŋg] became [g]]] in Ilkorin. After its final vowel was lost, the [[ilk|final [w] became [u]]], which then became [o], the only Doriathrin example of this second change.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nolwe “wisdom, (secret) lore” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > (n)golo[ŋgolwe] > [ŋgolw] > [ŋgolu] > [ŋgolo] > [ŋgolo]✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Doriathrin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

golo

noun. magic, lore

Old Noldorin 

phinde

noun. skill

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHIN “nimbleness, skill” ✧ Ety/PHIN

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHIN > phinde[pʰinde] > [ɸinde]✧ Ety/PHIN
Old Noldorin [Ety/PHIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

luk

root. magic, enchantment

Derivatives

  • Ilk. luth “*spell, charm” ✧ Ety/LUK
  • ᴹQ. luhta- “to enchant” ✧ Ety/LUK
  • ᴺQ. luhtu “magic, spell”
  • ᴹQ. lúke “enchantment” ✧ Ety/LUK
  • ᴺS. lûth “spell, charm, [ᴱN.] magic”
  • N. lhûth “spell, charm” ✧ Ety/LUK
  • ᴺS. lútha- “to enchant”
  • N. lhûtha- “to enchant” ✧ Ety/LUK

Element in

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

curu

noun. magic

Cognates

  • Eq. kuru “magic, wizardry” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KURU “*magic”

Element in

  • G. curin “magical” ✧ GL/28 (curin)
  • G. Curufin “Crafty” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • G. curug “wizard” ✧ GL/28 (curion); GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • G. curus “witch” ✧ GL/28 (curiel); GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • G. curuthli “enchantments, sorcery” ✧ GL/28

Variations

  • curi ✧ GL/28 (curi)
Gnomish [GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thairin

adjective. magic

Cognates

Element in

fimli

noun. skill

Changes

  • finweth → finwi ✧ GL/35

Element in

Variations

  • finwi ✧ GL/35
  • finweth ✧ GL/35 (finweth)
Gnomish [GL/28; GL/35] Group: Eldamo. Published by

finwi

noun. skill

Early Noldorin

curw

noun. magic

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KURU “*magic”
Early Noldorin [PE13/141] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhuth

noun. magic, spell

luith

noun. magic, spell

Cognates

  • Eq. luhtu “magic, spell” ✧ PE13/163

Derivations

Variations

  • lhuth ✧ PE13/149
Early Noldorin [PE13/149; PE13/163] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

kuru

root. *magic

Derivatives

  • Eq. kuru “magic, wizardry” ✧ QL/049
  • En. curw “magic”
  • G. curu “magic”

Variations

  • KUŘU ✧ QL/049 (KUŘU)
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

sairina

adjective. magic

Cognates

Early Quenya [GL/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

luhtu

noun. magic, spell

Cognates

  • En. luith “magic, spell” ✧ PE13/163
Early Quenya [PE13/163] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kuru

noun. magic, wizardry

Cognates

  • G. curu “magic” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KURU “*magic” ✧ QL/049

Element in

  • Eq. kuruni “witch” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar; QL/049
  • Eq. Kûruki ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • Eq. kuruvar “wizard” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar; QL/049
  • Eq. Tolli Kuruvar “Magic Isles” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KUŘU > kunda[kunðā] > [kunða] > [kunda]✧ QL/049

Variations

  • kunda ✧ QL/049 (kunda)
  • kūra ✧ QL/049 (kūra)
Early Quenya [LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar; PME/049; QL/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by