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

narqa

adjective. faded, shrivelled

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “faded, shrivelled” under the early root ᴱ√NṚQṚ (QL/68).

Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narqa-

verb. to wither

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “wither” under the early root ᴱ√NṚQṚ (QL/68).

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hesta-

verb. to wither

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. hesta- “wither” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√HESE of the same meaning (QL/40).

Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. hesta- “to wither” for purposes of Neo-Quenya derived from the Neo-Root ᴺ√KHES. There is also Q. hwirya- “wither” from the 1950s.

Early Quenya [LT1A/Heskil; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by