mul

noun. fine powder

mul(u)-

verb. to grind

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. mul- “grind” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” (QL/63). In a nearby comparative list of roots it was given as mulu- “grind”.

Neo-Quenya: The 1968 word Q. mulë “meal” (PE17/115) indicates ✱√MUL survived in Tolkien’s later writing, so I would retain ᴺQ. mul- “to grind” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

mulda

adjective. powdery

A word with variant forms ᴱQ. mulda and mulina and the gloss “powdery” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. mul (muld-) “fine powder”, ultimately derived from the early root ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” (QL/63).

Neo-Quenya: In notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien gave Q. mulë for “meal” = “✱coarsely ground flour”, so it seems ✱√MUL “grind” either survived or was restored. This may make it possible to retain ᴺQ. mulda “powdery” for purposes of Neo-Eldarin as descriptive of ground up things.

mulma

noun. fine flour

A word appearing as ᴱQ. mulma “fine flour” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” (QL/63).

Neo-Quenya: The 1968 word Q. mulë “meal” (PE17/115) indicates ✱√MUL survived in Tolkien’s later writing, so I would retain ᴺQ. mulma for “fine flour”. But I would use it only for very powdery flour, and would use [ᴹQ.] pore (Ety/POR) for ordinary “flour”.

mulmin

noun. mill

A word appearing as ᴱQ. mulmin “mill” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” (QL/63).

Neo-Quenya: The 1968 word Q. mulë “meal” (PE17/115) indicates ✱√MUL survived in Tolkien’s later writing, so I would retain ᴺQ. mulmin “mill” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

mulmar

noun. miller

A word appearing as ᴱQ. mulmar “miller” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, probably an agental formation from ᴱQ. mulma “fine flour” derived from the early root ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” (QL/63).

Neo-Quenya: The 1968 word Q. mulë “meal” (PE17/115) indicates ✱√MUL survived in Tolkien’s later writing, so I would retain ᴺQ. mulmar “miller” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

mulina

adjective. powdery

-li

suffix. many, multiplicative suffix

olto-

verb. to increase, multiply

polesse

noun. porridge

A word appearing as ᴱQ. polesse “porridge” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an extension of form of ᴱQ. pole “oats” (QL/75).

Neo-Quenya: In notes from 1968, Tolkien revised to Q. polë “meal” to Q. mulë (PE17/115), so I would update “porridge” to ᴺQ. mulessë.

li(n)-

prefix. many

lia(r)

adjective. many

limba

adjective. many

ola-

prefix. many

olli

adjective. many

olli-

prefix. many