Quenya 

nexa

sharp, angular

nexa adj. "sharp, angular" (PE17:55; the editor indicates that the reading is uncertain, so the variant nerca may be preferred.)

nerca

sharp, angular

nerca adj. "sharp, angular" (PE17:55), variant nexa (reading uncertain).

ecya

sharp

#ecya adj. "sharp" in Ecyanáro ("k") "Sharp Flame", masc. name, Sindarin Aegnor(VT41:14, 19). The Quenya form of Aegnor is elsewhere given as Aicanáro instead.

maica

sharp, piercing

maica (1) ("k")adj. "sharp, piercing" (SA:maeg), cf. hendumaica and the noun maica below.

aica

sharp

aica (1) ("k") adj. "sharp" _(AYAK) or "fell, terrible, dire" (PM:347; according to PM:363 seldom applied to evil things)_. In Aicanáro, q.v.

Sindarin 

negn

sharp

_ adj. _sharp, angular. Q. nerca, nexe. >> negen

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:55] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

negen

sharp

_ adj. _sharp, angular. Q. nerca, nexe. >> negn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:55] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

aeg

adjective. sharp, sharp, [N.] pointed, piercing

Element in

  • S. aeglir “line of peaks, line of peaks, [N.] range of mountain peaks; [ᴱN.] peak, mountain top”
  • S. Aeglos “Snow-point”
  • S. aeglos “icicle, (lit.) snow-point; snowthorn (a plant)”
  • S. Aegnor “Fell Fire, Sharp Flame” ✧ SA/nár
  • S. Crissaegrim “*Cleft Mountain Peaks”
  • S. Ecthelion “?One with Sharp Will”
  • S. Egalmoth “Pointed Helm-crest”

Variations

  • Aeg ✧ SA/nár (Aeg)
Sindarin [PM/347; SA/nár] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maeg

adjective. sharp, piercing, penetrating, going deep in something

Sindarin [S/434, WJ/337] Group: SINDICT. Published by

megor

adjective. sharp-pointed

Sindarin [*megr WJ/337] Group: SINDICT. Published by

egnas

sharp point

(peak; literally "thorn-point"), pl. egnais, coll. pl. egnassaith.

aeg

sharp

1) aeg (pointed, piercing). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as noun "point, peak, thorn". 2) aig (no distinct pl. form). 3) laeg (keen, acute). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”. 4) maeg (lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (penetrating, going deep in). (WJ:337)

aeg

sharp

(pointed, piercing). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as noun "point, peak, thorn".

laeg

sharp

(keen, acute). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”.

maeg

sharp

(lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (penetrating, going deep in). (WJ:337)

megor

sharp-pointed

(lenited vegor, analogical pl. megyr); cited in archaic form megr (WJ:337)

maecheneb

sharp-eyed

(lenited vaecheneb; pl. maechenib)

aig

sharp

(no distinct pl. form).

nass

sharp end

(point, angle, corner), construct nas, pl. nais** **

eitha

prick with a sharp point

(stab, treat with scorn; insult) (i eitha, in eithar)

till

sharp-pointed peak

(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds)  (tine, point, sharp horn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.

till

sharp horn

(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds)  (tine, point, sharp-pointed peak), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.


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Qenya 

aika

adjective. sharp

Cognates

  • N. oeg “sharp, pointed, piercing” ✧ Ety/AYAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√AYAK “sharp, pointed” ✧ Ety/AYAK

Element in

  • ᴹQ. aikale “peak” ✧ Ety/AYAK
  • ᴹQ. aikasse “mountain peak” ✧ Ety/AYAK
  • ᴺQ. alaica “blunt”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√AYAK > aika[aika]✧ Ety/AYAK

Gnomish

crisc

adjective. sharp

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KIRISI “cut, split” ✧ LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth

Element in

  • G. criscolas “holly, (lit.) *sharp-leaf” ✧ GL/27

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KIRI > crisc[kirísko] > [krísko] > [krísk]✧ LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth
Gnomish [GL/27; LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

lhaig

adjective. sharp

Early Noldorin [PE13/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by